im a big fan of tom scholz for his inventive and multi-instrumental talents (like organ+guitar) brad of course for his voice, Fran Sheehan for that cool head awinging thing he does, barry for bein a great rythm guitarist, and the drummer guy's cool afro
Yeah! Tom Scholz on the Hammond M3! I like how rocks back an forth and kinda tripped at 0:41. You see him go back from the B3 to the M3 for the more intense stuff at 3:18? This guy rocks!
It's amazing - the music sounds so modern, but the performers look like cavemen. I've never seen a pic of the band before this and I imagined them as more clean-cut looking - not like this.
Ha, I don't know about you, but I think people that look like that are "usually" (I stress the usually) cooler. People like that are just more fun, and are usually cool, awesome, nice people. : )
really it was in the 60's..Look at Barry Gibb! I remmember fine looking school teachers and there boyfriends waiting for them to get off..Straight up well dressed cavemen dudes!
I was at the concert too...but can't remember the other acts...help...also do you remember the name of the concert. I had gotten a jersey at the concert with all the bands listed...wish I had kept it !!!
I think that Tom is somewhere around 6'5". He often wears a leg brace live now, I think because of a basketball injury. On top of all of that, he's a hell of a keyboard player.
Everyone should know that as singers get older they tend to loose their sense and sing off key. If he sounded like this when they first started no one would like them.
dear eddie van halen1984. The guy who published this video sais in the text that the name is smiking. You should laern to read, not only write! Lovely rockin song! Boston rocks so hard. Rock on all! (-:
"How Long" by the Eagles is a Great new song! I saw the Hell Freezes over Tour in Pittsburgh, PA, and the band was awesome. But, after seeing the 60 Minutes interview, Don Henley is still and A Hole. Reminds me too much of Tom Scholz from Boston. Eat shit TOM. Spoiled Rockers! RIP Brad, rock on Fran, Sib and Barry.
o my jesus why the fuck is the bass drum cancelling every other instrument out???? anyway i was a bit frustrated cuz the keyboard part was so limited, and all thanks to rolling stones magazine shitting on this albums use of overdubbing and new synthesizers
I think their first album, the biggest seller, came out in 1976. Interestingly enough, thats about the same time some other great music came out... like Leftoverture from Kansas and The Grand Illusion from Styx in 1977. Three of my favorite LPs.
Toms just great? He has sued everyone in the band, ruined the greatest band ever, blamed the fans for not taking vacation, blamed the doctors for his physical issues. Yeah, he is just great. That's is why I call him "Tom the Great" Eat some meat and get a clue you smarmy metrosexual.
Great vid. But it's amazing how the camera people completely missed the entire keyboard solo. I found myself screaming at the screen, "Pan over to Tom you idiots!!!"
Tom "the great" may of been the brains. But, Jagger cant do it w/o Richards, Daulty w/o Townsend, McCartney w/o Ringo, John and George. Fans need the Real Boston, Barry, Sib and Fran for memorial tour for Brad. UP yours Tom!
Ok folks, listen up. Here's the lineup. On guitar and keyboards, Tom Scholz (the brains behind the group). And yes, he played bass on most of the songs on most of the albums. The other guitarist is Barry Goudreau. He has a couple of non Boston albums out, Barry Goudreau, Orion the Hunter and RTZ. Fran Sheehan the head bangin' bassist and Sib Hashian on drums.
When I first bought the Boston Album in the 70's I thought "they're good but they're a studio band and you'll never see them live." I guess I was wrong. Their live show is pretty damn good.
Is there any other footage from this show? They sound really TIGHT! I especially like the improved, triplet type licks Fran Sheehan is playing on bass, not heard on the original recording, which leads me to believe that it was Tom playing bass on the 1st album, as he has stated in an interview with Guitar Magazine interviews.
i can't get enough of just observing this bass player... i mean it's like text book this guy, the way he pulls the bass strings, including the headbanging. I was a big fan of boston in the 70s...
Isnt it funny that in every KISS, Zeppelin, boston, Beatles, deep purple and every other great band section here in you tube, you get to read comments that start like: "I'm only 12 and i LOVE this band"
I didnt realize Brad Delp recently comitted suicide!!,...why and the fuck would he do that especially this late in his life? Stupid!!,...seems like musicians always pull this shit.
Brad Delp had been suffering from depression for quite a while. Yes, it seems strange that he would suddenly up a and off himself 3 months after proposing to his long time girlfriend at his age. And in such a bizarre manner - locking and sealing himself in his bathroom and lighting a couple of hibachis.
This song's in Grand Theft Auto : San Andreas! Oh yeah and has anybody noticed that this song is 4:20 long, I'm serious, download it. 4/20, Smokin', pretty clever ;-)
I'm only 15 and Boston has been the biggest influence on me than any other rock band.... too bad I'll never get to see Brad live! Man they will ALWAYS rock!!!!
They were an incredible band with a sound that will 'live on' in rock music literally forever; they created music that literally will transcend time-- exactly as others before them have. Just a fabulous group. We LOVE BOSTON!
What I'm trying to say is that the band had alot more success as a group together than Sgt Scholtz did on his own. While he was working on patents for his inventions and taking time to record the third album those guy's obviously couldn't just sit and wait for Sgt Scholtz to complete the album. This really put Brad in the middle of everything.
Oh, and by the way, Sgt Scholtz even thought he could replace Brad on the Walk On album with couple of stiffs. He obviously realized his mistake and brought Brad back for Corporate America. Being the nice guy that he was Brad accepted and even welcomed other "lead singers" to tour with the group. Which in the end of course Sgt Scholtz wouldn't allow Cosmo to tour with the group
Brad was a gentle easygoing person. His talent was reduced to a mere 2 minute blurb on CNN regarding his death. His face, his voice should have been one of the most recognizable in the world of rock. Many fans know the voice..from the 1st 2 albums. If we showed them a pic, they wouldn't know who he was.That's because Tom did not want the 'band' to be seen. The players were dispensible, because as Tom has said, he would DO ANYTHING to get the sound he wanted. And he did, track by track.
what do you expect from the media ...nothing..I knew about Delp's death before ANY news media reported it ..i felt like I was digging just to get ANY info.....
Did you know that while Tom had a 'normal' job at Polariod, the rest were working musicians, who spent every spare moment with him in his basement refining, rehearsing that stuff? Input by evey single one of them. Yes, Tom is a great songwriter. Yes, he had the balls to push ahead, but they did it as a group, with a common goal. Every single one of them worked their asses off to get Epic to notice Boston...THEY were Boston......
Don't tell me Barry's, Fran S.'s, and Sib's lives (who else's?) were ruined by Tom; provide something better than opinion. What was owed them; THAT which they did not get ?? Tom's sin is that wouldn't have his and Brad's creation wrestled away.
"The End Result": you tell me better than did Brad's fiancee, in her statements to the press and police regarding Brad's mental health problems--the very contents of Brad's own suicide letter, too, why Brad killed himself.
You're right: cut 08 was written by Brad, and performed/recorded without Tom at all, away in Los Angelos. The record co. wanted all the material that Scholz had done with Brad, Jim Masdea, and Sib redone completely in a professional studio, but it didn't happen that way. The Epic producer allowed Scholz to record those multi-track masters again in his own studio.
And what do you mean he remastered the hell out of it ? He deliberately worsened the sound (?!)
No...I'll continue. The demo recorded on 12 track in Tom's basement was done by the original lineup. It's also the very same demo picked up by Epic. Later he remastered the #*@! out of it.
What's failed to realize is the DYNAMICS of that band, these friends who 'made it' ~ was blown to hell by Tom's egotistical taking over personality. Everyone suffered... It ruined the band, the sound, and it ruined lives. We see the end result.
Dude, They never got "shares" from that 24 million albums. Only the people on the contract got any kind of financial benefit from record sales. The got paid by doing concerts and ticket sales.
Upon meeting Barry, the only instrument Tom played was the keyboard. Barry taught him how to play the guitar. The other members of the group were consumate musicians, making a living off of the music they played. .Toms 'obsession'from the start, led to all the tracks being remastered, etc. ....you know, he didn't 'find' these guys in the friggen gutter, ok. Sib,Fran, Barry and Brad were friends who played together often, grew up together...THEY WERE at the funeral.
No, I'll continue: Tom Scholz bankrolled Boston, recorded Boston, wrote nearly every song, hit the bricks for 6 years with the demos, and played damn near ALL the instrumental tracks as well, on the '76 and '78 albums. Hashian handled drums (also Jim Masdea).
I guess it comes down to this; mostly for playing tours for the first two albums, aren't the shares from 24 million albums sold enough compensation ?? Two, if not three,...wanted, NEEDED, Scholz to continue "their" band.
You do realize the three (not Brad) testified against him on behalf on CBS at the time (1980), for not recording a third album in a timely enough mannner to suit..., don't you ? Scholz and Brad were the only members on the recording contract, BTW. Barry Goudreau had formed three bands by the time "Third Stage" was released in 1986. Now, seriously, did Scholz *stop* him from realizing his talents ?! No.
Excellent video. Unlike some of the other videos i've watched which are(allegedly)live this one actually is To bad the band with the original members couldn't stay(and record)together. It seems Sgt. Scholtz had to do everthing to show us how brilliant he is.
Man, it's so hard to say goodbye to Brad. '76, '78, and '86 had already marked unrivaled. (He remains so.) First: the power, & *then the beautiful delivery as well.
Boston fans, the first two albums were reamstered by Scholz last year. They sound just brilliant...so, so good. Brad's voice is more 'on top' and rings like a bell. Yes, he was somehow better than you ever thought before on those. (Now Third Stage too, Tom ?!
This is what rock was all about! ej6789, thanks so much for this video..I saw them live 6 times in the 70's ( every time was a keeper!! Sorry to those who say they sucked live) Close your eyes and LISTEN...this band's original lineup was the bomb!!!!!
Brad had an outrageous voice, if only he knew what was felt about him. Together these guys made magic.
This video is a gem, guys. Never seen anything like it. They came to Puerto Rico a few years ago and while they had a second lead singer for the high notes, Brad was there all the time. What a concert that was. AWESOME. Thanks for the post!
Great song, but Im a keyboard player and it irritates me that during the entire amazing organ solo they just just show the guitarist standing there. I get bugged by the emphasis always being on the guitarists. Or the singer. But that aside, what a cool song.
At least they show the fucking bass player! Thats what I get tired of. Also, people that cant play but think they can. Or worse, anyone who can't even tell the difference between a Bass or a Guitar.
Well, gee. I guess the main point of this video is... ME-95 is the greatest person in the world of music EVER... I guess this has nothing to do with BOSTON. All posters: STOP WITH THE FUCKING ego...
is this original lineup??? sheeeit. absolutely great stuff here. great vid.. but whats with the ugly amount of compression thats being used here? yuck.
Viavatrj.. YOU are right, I saw them at a "day on the green" Oakland Coliseum in 78, the live sound could not be duplicated then. BUT I saw them a few years back at the Shoreline In Mountain View Ca. I was BLOWN AWAY!!!! sound and harmonics were SOLID, they played for almost 3 1/2 hours NONSTOP!!! One of the BEST ever live experiences.
sounds like the technology finally caught up to them, where they can duplicate their studio sound much better in a live setting, it wasn't the band as much as it was Tom's
music & his creating was ground-breaking and
it took a bit of experimenting to duplicate it "Live"
this is cool...! ...Sib on drums ! what happened to the other video for "more then a feeling " ?
signalsyyz 4 months ago
Blows that the ME-95 won't go the hell away!
Ears14U 5 months ago
GREAT GROUP ROCK, GREAT RYTHM GUITARIST ! Babette
cillavis 5 months ago
man great bass tone live...sheesh he's pumping
talpajam 7 months ago
lmfao @ 1:32-1:45
jcramer5150 1 year ago
Lol, Boston yes the band! Of course the band!!!!!! They kick ass on such a high level!!!!!!!!!!!!
jrbostonrocks 1 year ago
Such raw talent.... love them all forever!
xswtnamazingx 1 year ago
im a big fan of tom scholz for his inventive and multi-instrumental talents (like organ+guitar) brad of course for his voice, Fran Sheehan for that cool head awinging thing he does, barry for bein a great rythm guitarist, and the drummer guy's cool afro
sawbone222 1 year ago
FFFFFFFUUUUUUUUCCCCCC YEAH
sprunglikedonkeykong 1 year ago
where can i find the dvd to download it???
GodZhivko 1 year ago
Yeah! Tom Scholz on the Hammond M3! I like how rocks back an forth and kinda tripped at 0:41. You see him go back from the B3 to the M3 for the more intense stuff at 3:18? This guy rocks!
drewdlebug92 2 years ago
Barry Goudreau is the man!
BrianMorrison71 2 years ago
RIP Brad Delp.
lastdaysguitar 2 years ago
Yeah, kinda like Angus Young on bass!
777notw 2 years ago
lol yeah
sawbone222 1 year ago
Love Boston, Brad, Tom
Gladman 2 years ago
What trips me out is there's empty seats behind them...I guess everyone's in front of the stage.
opticalvibes 2 years ago
have you got rock n roll band?
adnsaurus 2 years ago
hey myview28 it was the seventies dip shit
goldsmithstudent 3 years ago
Hehe, someone threw something at the stage, just look in the lower right hand part of the video from 1:45 to 1:55.
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genaro0001 3 years ago
It's amazing - the music sounds so modern, but the performers look like cavemen. I've never seen a pic of the band before this and I imagined them as more clean-cut looking - not like this.
myview28 3 years ago
Ha, I don't know about you, but I think people that look like that are "usually" (I stress the usually) cooler. People like that are just more fun, and are usually cool, awesome, nice people. : )
Neodynamics 2 years ago
The caveman look was in at that time of late 70's
really it was in the 60's..Look at Barry Gibb! I remmember fine looking school teachers and there boyfriends waiting for them to get off..Straight up well dressed cavemen dudes!
opticalvibes 2 years ago
I love this tune. Takes me back when in high school with Irma Decker at Jay.
Jav1958 3 years ago
If you like Boston you'll like my music. Just click on my name
gwddd 3 years ago
Scholtz: still tone-master. 'nuff said.
ZippoTragedy 3 years ago
The bass player's feeling it. Excellent.
beowulven 3 years ago
The bassist (Fran Sheehan)can't player anymore because the pain in his wrist/hand is too strong from a bicycle accident.
GodChristLord 3 years ago
I'd prefer if you didn't mention Tom's huge organ in your post, this is supposed to be a child-friendly environment.
tmaguitar 3 years ago
Dude that video completely misses the best bit of the song.... Tom Scholz's huge organ solo!
tombaker1222 3 years ago
This band had a certain class,,,
DonsonDK 3 years ago
I WAS AT THIS CONCERT
redhagar1013 3 years ago
I was at this concert, too. Do you remember the three acts that played before Boston? I do. Trivia Time....
onemileaway 3 years ago
I was at the concert too...but can't remember the other acts...help...also do you remember the name of the concert. I had gotten a jersey at the concert with all the bands listed...wish I had kept it !!!
cateyes424 3 years ago
Todd Rundgren, Poco, The Outlaws, Boston
It was in June of '79. Don't remember the name of the concert.
onemileaway 3 years ago
grande gruppo!!!ROCK'N ROLL!!!!
Ichnotico 3 years ago
yeah, greaaaaaaaat song, I love it!
themeit 3 years ago
The bassist is in the zone
RexNunc 3 years ago
Fran Sheehan, the original Head-banger. On tour with Styx summer 2008.
tstevenpaul 3 years ago
the edit is funny lol....like..."Thank you Goonight!!!...oh wait...instruments back on fellas"....lol
RexNunc 3 years ago
This song is in Rock Band, oh yeah!
carcordero 4 years ago
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jrbostonrocks 1 year ago
Fran Sheehan Should be the founding Chariman of the headbangers Society of America. Man, he can bang, & in the '70s, too.
sweenykim 4 years ago
Probably Marshall Mark II Super Lead heads.
sweenykim 4 years ago
Those are Marshalls.
sweenykim 4 years ago
Anybody here know how many of those big amps they were actually using?
I'd bet a nickel it was all Rockman-type stuff through the monitors.
Spiccatoarco 4 years ago
Rockman was not invented yet.
lowdbrent 4 years ago
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the band is just small
oni90210 4 years ago
Tom Sholtz is huge! How tall is he? Does he play basketball?
ricbowenjr 4 years ago
I think that Tom is somewhere around 6'5". He often wears a leg brace live now, I think because of a basketball injury. On top of all of that, he's a hell of a keyboard player.
bartolemeo 4 years ago 3
He looks happy there... I can't believe he commited suicide? anybody know why?
PesiCool 4 years ago
Everyone should know that as singers get older they tend to loose their sense and sing off key. If he sounded like this when they first started no one would like them.
HendersonAutoBody 4 years ago
Brad Delp could still sing almost as well on the day he died as he could 30 years ago but this sound equipments sux.
lilburnmafia 4 years ago
dear eddie van halen1984. The guy who published this video sais in the text that the name is smiking. You should laern to read, not only write! Lovely rockin song! Boston rocks so hard. Rock on all! (-:
HellEfnar 4 years ago
You mean "said". "Sais" is not a word. You need to learn how to write, my friend. Where were you edumicated? lol
Brad, love ya man - miss ya
herda5 4 years ago
"How Long" by the Eagles is a Great new song! I saw the Hell Freezes over Tour in Pittsburgh, PA, and the band was awesome. But, after seeing the 60 Minutes interview, Don Henley is still and A Hole. Reminds me too much of Tom Scholz from Boston. Eat shit TOM. Spoiled Rockers! RIP Brad, rock on Fran, Sib and Barry.
undertaker116 4 years ago
You know what I find funny about this song? The song is named smokin' and it is exactly 4:20 long on the studio recording.
EddieVanHalen1984 4 years ago
oh wow i just noticed that!!!!
wolvten 4 years ago
Thanks EJ, any idea where I can find old boston concert footage? Thanks for sharing that with us, my fav band!
cscarll 4 years ago
You're right....Sheehan is wailing on that bass! I love it....
Bog95 4 years ago
o my jesus why the fuck is the bass drum cancelling every other instrument out???? anyway i was a bit frustrated cuz the keyboard part was so limited, and all thanks to rolling stones magazine shitting on this albums use of overdubbing and new synthesizers
Shwaggetyshfifty 4 years ago
They might have been using gates on the video mic's
bartolemeo 4 years ago
Wow 1979 at the meadowlands!
JabberVI 4 years ago
Sheehan, that´s bass playing!!!!!!
YourGuy2006 4 years ago
he reminds me of Angus Young of AC/DC! the way they both shake their heads a lot when they play their guitars!!
lovemusic2death 4 years ago
Stronger than 3 acres of garlic!
avantico 4 years ago
Boston <3
DrButler 4 years ago
hard up huh lol
bitchastard666 4 years ago
pretty funny stuff lol but who knows if boston got better stuff then more than a feeling
bitchastard666 4 years ago
I thought that they were around in the 80's not the 70's.
elli782 4 years ago
I think their first album, the biggest seller, came out in 1976. Interestingly enough, thats about the same time some other great music came out... like Leftoverture from Kansas and The Grand Illusion from Styx in 1977. Three of my favorite LPs.
JDtheMusicMan 4 years ago
boston owns go to my channel to listen to the whole first album. also got zeppelin, beatles, stones and more GuitarGod2112
GuitarGod2112 4 years ago
r.i.p. brad boston rules im from boston and i grew up with them im my ears ,my lp, 8 tracks, cassettes,and cds ,never mind concerts
markc05151969 4 years ago
undertaker, fuck off man. why are you bagging on tom, he's a fucking genius and great man. fuck off
chris1973Ohio 4 years ago
Toms just great? He has sued everyone in the band, ruined the greatest band ever, blamed the fans for not taking vacation, blamed the doctors for his physical issues. Yeah, he is just great. That's is why I call him "Tom the Great" Eat some meat and get a clue you smarmy metrosexual.
undertaker116 4 years ago
Kick ass song. And the video is good except for that incredibly annoying "ME-95" in the center of the screen.
blue46gt 4 years ago
Greatest live band ever.......until "Tom the Great" layed a big turd in 1980. RIP Brad, Rock on Barry, Sib and Fran. Eat Shi* Tom
undertaker116 4 years ago
Fran should be in the Headbanger's hall of fame! Man he can Bang!
Cervical MRI? lol
Brad Delp RIP
sweenykim 4 years ago
Boston is very cool...still listen to all there great ,pure music.
Greatings from Holland
jacco1967 4 years ago
Only boston could make a Conn theatre organ work on stage! Awesome!
Organgrinder010 4 years ago
And Deep Purple.
estergnr 4 years ago
BOSTON ROCKS!
bhulig 4 years ago
lol the bassist, Fran Cosmo, absolute legend, he is such a head-banger
Robbo560UK 4 years ago
Fran Sheehan
sweenykim 4 years ago
oooooooooh right, soz i was thinking of someone else
Robbo560UK 4 years ago
Great vid. But it's amazing how the camera people completely missed the entire keyboard solo. I found myself screaming at the screen, "Pan over to Tom you idiots!!!"
joshmbecker 4 years ago
How Boston managed to stay so close to studio, if not surpassing it life, floors me to this day. Dah-yem!
bluer32 4 years ago
you know why right?
because they're fucking gods!
PooPoo2U 4 years ago
Barry Goudreau looks just like Buck Dharma of Blue Oyster Cult!
scoobes11 4 years ago
love those pipes on that organ!!!
fliptome167 4 years ago
Tom "the great" may of been the brains. But, Jagger cant do it w/o Richards, Daulty w/o Townsend, McCartney w/o Ringo, John and George. Fans need the Real Boston, Barry, Sib and Fran for memorial tour for Brad. UP yours Tom!
undertaker116 4 years ago
Ok folks, listen up. Here's the lineup. On guitar and keyboards, Tom Scholz (the brains behind the group). And yes, he played bass on most of the songs on most of the albums. The other guitarist is Barry Goudreau. He has a couple of non Boston albums out, Barry Goudreau, Orion the Hunter and RTZ. Fran Sheehan the head bangin' bassist and Sib Hashian on drums.
nascarmad 4 years ago
for me the sound quality was bad but this is a great vid
GibsonRWB 4 years ago
Bands just don't rock like that anymore......awesume
BDaddee 4 years ago
i don't know them, but it sounds good :>
Holzapfel 4 years ago
Great Band!
gatocabrito 4 years ago
Brad=Boston. What an incredible talent... rip brother...
ShoneysRules 4 years ago
awsome i loovvee boston
Ihatemyexbf 4 years ago
I like to call them a "Stadium and Studio band"
jtsnowman66 4 years ago
When I first bought the Boston Album in the 70's I thought "they're good but they're a studio band and you'll never see them live." I guess I was wrong. Their live show is pretty damn good.
rewood3 4 years ago
Is there any other footage from this show? They sound really TIGHT! I especially like the improved, triplet type licks Fran Sheehan is playing on bass, not heard on the original recording, which leads me to believe that it was Tom playing bass on the 1st album, as he has stated in an interview with Guitar Magazine interviews.
tonez65 4 years ago
There is a DVD out. You have to buy it though and that's kind of more illegal than trading bootlegs.
FlashKidvgfm 4 years ago
i can't get enough of just observing this bass player... i mean it's like text book this guy, the way he pulls the bass strings, including the headbanging. I was a big fan of boston in the 70s...
pieterm2001 4 years ago
wow boston was a great band. to bad they didn't keep going
rocker4life27 4 years ago
there is a current incarnation of Boston, who were going to go on tour, with Brad, this summer. Brad's death cancelled the tour.
LadyDJinOKC 4 years ago
The beginning of sounds a lot like call me the breeze by lynyrd skynyrd
fallxoutxboy89 4 years ago
Scoobes11, I've read comments on two different video's with the same comment, this has to be Tom with a psuedo name, common fess up!LOL?
garygrishke 4 years ago
Hey who's the other guitarist playing with Tom, Buck Dharma? LOL
scoobes11 4 years ago
Kick-ass RnR. RIP Brad.
Paulie88 4 years ago
You can buy the full DVD of this. Just Google "Boston Giant's Stadium 1979" There are a few sellers here and there.
FlashKidvgfm 4 years ago
Isnt it funny that in every KISS, Zeppelin, boston, Beatles, deep purple and every other great band section here in you tube, you get to read comments that start like: "I'm only 12 and i LOVE this band"
//o-o\\ = Long Live the Norwegian King
misteriouswoods 4 years ago
doesn't matter how old you are to love a great band
nutttzz 4 years ago
yeh, elvis - too many drugs, john lennon (beatles) shot... i mean wtf
zammorakduh 4 years ago
I didnt realize Brad Delp recently comitted suicide!!,...why and the fuck would he do that especially this late in his life? Stupid!!,...seems like musicians always pull this shit.
Napco205 4 years ago
he didn't somone set it up to look like a suicide and killed him
lilburnmafia 4 years ago
yeah, right. were you there and have first hand knowledge of this? if not, let the man rest in peace.
LadyDJinOKC 4 years ago
hey man im not gunna beleive that he just decided that he commited suicide
lilburnmafia 4 years ago
Brad Delp had been suffering from depression for quite a while. Yes, it seems strange that he would suddenly up a and off himself 3 months after proposing to his long time girlfriend at his age. And in such a bizarre manner - locking and sealing himself in his bathroom and lighting a couple of hibachis.
nascarmad 4 years ago
dude i know he died i just don't wanna beleive it
lilburnmafia 4 years ago
shame the recording equipment makes it quiet when theres alot of noise. still fantastic, as ever
tombaker1222 4 years ago
isn't the guitar player a guy by the name of tom schultz? by the way i notice the bass player is headbanging as if there is no tomorrow...
pieterm2001 4 years ago
yeah but his last name is scholz
lilburnmafia 4 years ago
Fran Sheehan's his name and he is obviously one bad mother fucker. The bass on this live recording is much cooler than the studio bass.
jackeminor 4 years ago
Don'tcha love when you hear "yea the band sucked live"?!
This video shows what I saw at 6 concerts in the 70's..and should lay any rumors 6 feet under! What a tight band...they were great!
justagirl58 4 years ago
This song's in Grand Theft Auto : San Andreas! Oh yeah and has anybody noticed that this song is 4:20 long, I'm serious, download it. 4/20, Smokin', pretty clever ;-)
porche12312 4 years ago
Excellent
FirebrandNIRE 4 years ago
I'm only 15 and Boston has been the biggest influence on me than any other rock band.... too bad I'll never get to see Brad live! Man they will ALWAYS rock!!!!
LONG LIVE BOSTON
Brett4848 4 years ago
we are like is this song =P
nenaiko5 4 years ago
wow, brad is so young and full of energy.
ijnr 4 years ago
They were an incredible band with a sound that will 'live on' in rock music literally forever; they created music that literally will transcend time-- exactly as others before them have. Just a fabulous group. We LOVE BOSTON!
Valhallaborn 4 years ago
i agree 100% brother .....LONG LIVE BOSTON AND BRAD DELP!!!
walkonnn 4 years ago
Boston live sounded as good live if not better than there album's. How many band's can claim that? Fuck I'm gettin' old!
irishmike07 4 years ago
Lynyrd Skynyrd can
fallxoutxboy89 4 years ago
*test*
gatorgarfish 4 years ago
What I'm trying to say is that the band had alot more success as a group together than Sgt Scholtz did on his own. While he was working on patents for his inventions and taking time to record the third album those guy's obviously couldn't just sit and wait for Sgt Scholtz to complete the album. This really put Brad in the middle of everything.
garygrishke 4 years ago
Oh, and by the way, Sgt Scholtz even thought he could replace Brad on the Walk On album with couple of stiffs. He obviously realized his mistake and brought Brad back for Corporate America. Being the nice guy that he was Brad accepted and even welcomed other "lead singers" to tour with the group. Which in the end of course Sgt Scholtz wouldn't allow Cosmo to tour with the group
garygrishke 4 years ago
Brad was a gentle easygoing person. His talent was reduced to a mere 2 minute blurb on CNN regarding his death. His face, his voice should have been one of the most recognizable in the world of rock. Many fans know the voice..from the 1st 2 albums. If we showed them a pic, they wouldn't know who he was.That's because Tom did not want the 'band' to be seen. The players were dispensible, because as Tom has said, he would DO ANYTHING to get the sound he wanted. And he did, track by track.
justagirl58 4 years ago
what do you expect from the media ...nothing..I knew about Delp's death before ANY news media reported it ..i felt like I was digging just to get ANY info.....
skot66 4 years ago
Did you know that while Tom had a 'normal' job at Polariod, the rest were working musicians, who spent every spare moment with him in his basement refining, rehearsing that stuff? Input by evey single one of them. Yes, Tom is a great songwriter. Yes, he had the balls to push ahead, but they did it as a group, with a common goal. Every single one of them worked their asses off to get Epic to notice Boston...THEY were Boston......
justagirl58 4 years ago
Don't tell me Barry's, Fran S.'s, and Sib's lives (who else's?) were ruined by Tom; provide something better than opinion. What was owed them; THAT which they did not get ?? Tom's sin is that wouldn't have his and Brad's creation wrestled away.
"The End Result": you tell me better than did Brad's fiancee, in her statements to the press and police regarding Brad's mental health problems--the very contents of Brad's own suicide letter, too, why Brad killed himself.
gatorgarfish 4 years ago
You're right: cut 08 was written by Brad, and performed/recorded without Tom at all, away in Los Angelos. The record co. wanted all the material that Scholz had done with Brad, Jim Masdea, and Sib redone completely in a professional studio, but it didn't happen that way. The Epic producer allowed Scholz to record those multi-track masters again in his own studio.
And what do you mean he remastered the hell out of it ? He deliberately worsened the sound (?!)
gatorgarfish 4 years ago
No...I'll continue. The demo recorded on 12 track in Tom's basement was done by the original lineup. It's also the very same demo picked up by Epic. Later he remastered the #*@! out of it.
What's failed to realize is the DYNAMICS of that band, these friends who 'made it' ~ was blown to hell by Tom's egotistical taking over personality. Everyone suffered... It ruined the band, the sound, and it ruined lives. We see the end result.
justagirl58 4 years ago
Dude, They never got "shares" from that 24 million albums. Only the people on the contract got any kind of financial benefit from record sales. The got paid by doing concerts and ticket sales.
garygrishke 4 years ago
Upon meeting Barry, the only instrument Tom played was the keyboard. Barry taught him how to play the guitar. The other members of the group were consumate musicians, making a living off of the music they played. .Toms 'obsession'from the start, led to all the tracks being remastered, etc. ....you know, he didn't 'find' these guys in the friggen gutter, ok. Sib,Fran, Barry and Brad were friends who played together often, grew up together...THEY WERE at the funeral.
justagirl58 4 years ago
No, I'll continue: Tom Scholz bankrolled Boston, recorded Boston, wrote nearly every song, hit the bricks for 6 years with the demos, and played damn near ALL the instrumental tracks as well, on the '76 and '78 albums. Hashian handled drums (also Jim Masdea).
I guess it comes down to this; mostly for playing tours for the first two albums, aren't the shares from 24 million albums sold enough compensation ?? Two, if not three,...wanted, NEEDED, Scholz to continue "their" band.
gatorgarfish 4 years ago
~same old crap.
You do realize the three (not Brad) testified against him on behalf on CBS at the time (1980), for not recording a third album in a timely enough mannner to suit..., don't you ? Scholz and Brad were the only members on the recording contract, BTW. Barry Goudreau had formed three bands by the time "Third Stage" was released in 1986. Now, seriously, did Scholz *stop* him from realizing his talents ?! No.
Aw, never mind.
gatorgarfish 4 years ago
Excellent video. Unlike some of the other videos i've watched which are(allegedly)live this one actually is To bad the band with the original members couldn't stay(and record)together. It seems Sgt. Scholtz had to do everthing to show us how brilliant he is.
garygrishke 4 years ago
That was topped of with awesomeness
Anax89 4 years ago
..."Well alright !" is RIGHT.
Man, it's so hard to say goodbye to Brad. '76, '78, and '86 had already marked unrivaled. (He remains so.) First: the power, & *then the beautiful delivery as well.
Boston fans, the first two albums were reamstered by Scholz last year. They sound just brilliant...so, so good. Brad's voice is more 'on top' and rings like a bell. Yes, he was somehow better than you ever thought before on those. (Now Third Stage too, Tom ?!
gatorgarfish 4 years ago
This is what rock was all about! ej6789, thanks so much for this video..I saw them live 6 times in the 70's ( every time was a keeper!! Sorry to those who say they sucked live) Close your eyes and LISTEN...this band's original lineup was the bomb!!!!!
Brad had an outrageous voice, if only he knew what was felt about him. Together these guys made magic.
Never again.
justagirl58 4 years ago
LOS CONOCI EN 1978
jorgealbertobaron 4 years ago
great video with the original line up theses guys fucking rock!!!!!!
dogted 4 years ago
RIP brad delp.....
veleska 4 years ago
I love this video and BOSTON music
sallyserrano 4 years ago
the dude is bass is trying too hard to look like geezer butler.
ijnr 4 years ago
ya, pretty sure that's it.
doinit2init 4 years ago
This video is a gem, guys. Never seen anything like it. They came to Puerto Rico a few years ago and while they had a second lead singer for the high notes, Brad was there all the time. What a concert that was. AWESOME. Thanks for the post!
ottoelperro 4 years ago
yeah i went to that concert in puerto rico. it rocked balls
colonduran 4 years ago
so sad to see him gone one of the best singers ever in 1 of the best rnr bands ever
guitarrox 4 years ago
Great song, but Im a keyboard player and it irritates me that during the entire amazing organ solo they just just show the guitarist standing there. I get bugged by the emphasis always being on the guitarists. Or the singer. But that aside, what a cool song.
thedude2656 4 years ago
At least they show the fucking bass player! Thats what I get tired of. Also, people that cant play but think they can. Or worse, anyone who can't even tell the difference between a Bass or a Guitar.
doinit2init 4 years ago
to bad that the lead singer died ... :(
bobtheatog 5 years ago
Well, gee. I guess the main point of this video is... ME-95 is the greatest person in the world of music EVER... I guess this has nothing to do with BOSTON. All posters: STOP WITH THE FUCKING ego...
jonrisseeuw 5 years ago
is this original lineup??? sheeeit. absolutely great stuff here. great vid.. but whats with the ugly amount of compression thats being used here? yuck.
tweezy99 5 years ago
CLASICO
jorgealbertobaron 5 years ago
Thanks for posting the vid. Brad could really blow a tune.
satguysac 5 years ago
Everybody needs to chill with all the stupid comments.
This videos rocks. Some poor quality but it's old.
I only wish they would put some of this footage out
on dvd so I don't have to watch it on youtube and read
all the dumb comments about the sound. Sounds find to
me. You all need to get an ear. Tom rocks on the keyboards. I play guitar and they sound in tune to me.
The drums kick butt too. Rock on Boston.
bostonfan83 5 years ago
Wow !
Defnael 5 years ago
Viavatrj.. YOU are right, I saw them at a "day on the green" Oakland Coliseum in 78, the live sound could not be duplicated then. BUT I saw them a few years back at the Shoreline In Mountain View Ca. I was BLOWN AWAY!!!! sound and harmonics were SOLID, they played for almost 3 1/2 hours NONSTOP!!! One of the BEST ever live experiences.
jhertz89 5 years ago
sounds like the technology finally caught up to them, where they can duplicate their studio sound much better in a live setting, it wasn't the band as much as it was Tom's
music & his creating was ground-breaking and
it took a bit of experimenting to duplicate it "Live"
MOSKII58 4 years ago
Boston was the best band the world ever heard!
cary1967 5 years ago