Really appreciate all the LLB . As a guitarist who damaged his left hand I love to see all the techniques of the different players . The guitars on this track are especially good . Condolences to the family of the middle PRS player .
thank you for the very kind post and sharing your love of music! This was a fun set of songs from Boston I personally will never forget having the pleasure to learn and record, your friend, dale.
Love the Lessons ..You have Shared your talent with Thousands..........and you have made me a better player because of it ............. Thank you . also, Let's all say a prayer for Charlotte a few comment's down. Peace
Back in 75 or 76 I was working a summer job at Rocky Point Amusement Park in Rhode Island while a Junior in High School. My food stand where I was working was beside the small midway stage and they were hosting a "Battle of the Bands" that day. I had just started playing guitar and really hoped to be in a band someday when I got good enough. In any event, I thought this one particular band had all but won, hands down, doing note for note covers of "Penny Lane" and "Sympathy for the Devil" and really nailed every song they did. I think they may have even done "Roundabout" by Yes who I loved. A nice LLB project sometime? Anyways, then Boston took the stage. They saved the best for last, as no one could have or should have followed what I heard. Dual guitar leads with a sound all their own, bass lines extraordinaire, keys and Brad Delp on vocals. They blew ALL before them away! So glad to have been there. I don't believe they had released their LP yet, but I think they may have been getting some airplay already with their single "More than a Feeling," because I knew who they were the minute I heard them. Part of winning was getting to headline at the Palladium or Windjammer, one of the two large halls onsite, typically booked for political fund raisers and large weddings later that night. I think the winner also got a decent amount of cash. I was blown away by their set and was able to get off work and made a bee line for their performance which had already started. Could barely squeeze in through the door. There was no stage, and it was packed like sardines. You could hear but couldn't see them, and the mix was nowhere near as good as earlier that afternoon. With so many of us crammed into the place, there was no way I was able to get to the front where they were. In any event, I suspect the song "Rock and Roll Band" may have evolved out of that event (IMHO). The owner of the park just so happened to smoked cigars and "drove a Cadillac car", so go figure! In any event, I may have witnessed the Rock and Roll history embodied in that tune. This tune "Hitch a Ride" however, has always been my favorite off their first album. Like others, a worn out album that evolved into cassette and CD purchases. Have seen Boston several times since, and really am appreciative that you've taken the time to show this "guitar hack" how to play this. The tuning always threw me off! Saw several of your LLB video's first, and then discovered you posted this lesson, so a sincere "Thank You. You would make TS proud! You and your LLB musician friends totally Rock!!
I can take you back a bit further. The 1st time 1 saw Boston, they weren't called Boston,. They were called Mother's Milk. They opened for another obscure Boston band called Aerosmith. My memory is a bit hazy, but I'm pretty sure they played at Cousens Gym at Tuff's University. Delp lived in New Hamsphrie, not too far from where I do. He played a lot in local band called Beatlejuice. That's all they played. - Beatles. Man, what a voice he had. You'd never know who he was. He never broadcasted his success.
Hey, its you! From the song I commented on yesterday. I saw that guitar and though, hey its like the one from that other video. Then I saw the owner of the site and hey, very cool. I still love that performance on my favorite Boston song ever. Thanks for this less, I will endeavor to learn this.
Great lesson Dale. Is this a hint that next up for The LLB will be some Boston. hope so. Again I'm a Country player but still love Boston... that 76 debut is one of the greatest albums ever, I must have played it a million times. I had it on vinyl, 8 track, cassette, C.D., Remastered C.D. and mp3.
i agree..every track a true classic and isn't it cool we can still remember the impact it had on us when we first hear it! Thanks for checking this out my friend, dale.
tone......didnt tell u be4 because i didnt want sympathy....dont want it now.......im going thru very trying times with loved ones [ health wise ]...thought i had made it thru the tuffys in life. lol boy was i wrong............just wanted u to know how good this has been.........povided a multi sourced well..u know....many times just gettin my mind of it even for a few. minutes is as valuable as O2.........and while i feel like a slug [ 3 years behind on LLB ]...u been kool thru out vandy said paraphrased these people dont even know us...... and there so kind..well u dont know me and u and the band turn good music and u have been kool 2 me on line first video i saw was feels like the first time.....dont know whether it was ur ability or the hat figured u d have a voice like vader or at least david coverdale lol....[u know its tuff to accept chet atkins actually went to the rest room]..lol......thanks for being human.......... carry on wayward son
So I just discovered LLB this year. I had never heard a band that covered songs as well as ya'll do. Is LLB still together? Why are ya'll not on Spotify? Or are you??
The outro solo is my favorite guitar solo of all time. The way that acoustic is playing and the lead kicks in just makes me feel some kind of way, i love it. Great job on this video!!
You should win an award for that lesson!! and all the other ones you post.. now if I could remember them...LOL I wish. THANKS (YOU ARE A GREAT TEACHER..
Once again I wonder where you were in the late 80's when I was fighting trying to figure those chords out! LoL I really like the videos of LLB. You guys are knocking the tunes out of the park. Nice work
Thank you for doing this tutorial! I watched the Lab Band video of this song and was thinking "geez I'd really like to watch just the acoustic guitar so I can learn how to play it correctly". I got my wish! There don't seem to be any accurate transcriptions out there. I'm wondering, did you figure it out by ear, or did you get hold of a transcription that is actually correct. Thanks again!
Complete noob here - but progressing... struggling with where you are placing fingers on third phrase? Have to go look a tab I guess. Regardless - nice job great song and your bands version is excellent.
Hey Dale, after watching the Lexington Lab Band version of my favorite Boston song, it made me revisit your tutorial of this great song! Thanks again for the lesson! Always appreciated!
Dale, many thanks for posting yet another awesome tutorial, to yet another one of my favorite childhood songs! Actually, this is my all time favorite Boston song! Now I can play this a lot better than I did previously. Thanks again, Adrian
hello Adrian..i LOVE this Boston tune as well - the electric parts are so perfect and of course the acoustic sounds so great too. Hope all is good and thanks for checking this out!
Great lesson dude,your band does probably the best cover on you tube, played along with you but had to alter the chords playing with the original recording,did Boston record this 1/2 step up or should I retune?😕
hello Mark...thank you sir for checking out this vid and great question! Unfortunately i can't give a definite answer to that but i do think it's all but certain it's played in an 'A position' or A family of chord voicings. So either TS used a capo or he tuned up. I personally don't want to fool with a capo so i obviously adjusted the tuning and played in open position. It's also possible that the pitch of the original recording could have been changed by the analog tape speed. He could have played ever thing in A, 440, and for some reason sped up the tape, it did happen fairly often, usually it seems to give the song more energy or the producer for some reason just preferred the sound of the song a bit faster.
Hey, Thanks, Dale! This will be a good one to learn! Kills me when a great band from the 70's like Boston comes through my area and I can't make it to see them, because you know we won't have those chances too much longer. Happy Summer!
so true...they were just about an hour from me and just couldn't make it happen. Where did our time go, it really doesn't seem like over 40 years does it. Thank for giving this your time, dale.
@@tonedr thanks for your time to show us your talent i am a big fan of Boston here in Australia yes 40 years have gone ive still got the original vinals LP records from the 70s
Excellent lesson and the tone of your acoustic is also incredible. I'm sure you've been asked this 100 times: What is the make and model of it? Strings? Thank You!!
I've been using Elixir Phosphor bronze lights for quite awhile now on all my acoustic guitars and really like them. Thanks so much for the kind post and taking time to check this out - your friend, dale.
Dale in your opinion is there a guitar that compares favorably to the sound and feel of the Renshaw? (I realize that's a tough question) What are the specs as far as woods used? Bracing? Reason I ask is that as you probably know Mr Renshaw said it takes 4-5 months to produce 1 guitar so I'm not hopeful I could buy one anytime soon. Also what strings are you using? Thank You in advance for your reply and kindness.
