Golden Wheels Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Brad Delp, 55, was found dead in his New Hampshire home this afternoon. He sang lead on "More than a Feeling" and "Longtime." link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oneonta Buffalo Fan Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/40689307 Never heard of the guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/40689307 Never heard of the guy. Apparently it WAS "More Than a Feeling". Sorry...sorry nothing to see here move along... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oneonta Buffalo Fan Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oneonta Buffalo Fan Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Apparently it WAS "More Than a Feeling". Sorry...sorry nothing to see here move along... Was he popular or not really? Sounds like not really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fezmid Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Beat you to it. Actually, he beat you to it by 27 minutes... Learn to read the threads before posting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oneonta Buffalo Fan Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Actually, he beat you to it by 27 minutes... Learn to read the threads before posting Well i didn't see it. I briefly looked down to see if it was there and I must have missed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In space no one can hear Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/40689307 Never heard of the guy. You never heard of Boston???? What are you 17 years old or something?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/40689307 Never heard of the guy. What, were you raised by wolves? Never heard of Boston? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I 90 Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 What, were you raised by wolves? Never heard of Boston? As much as I would like to poke him with a stick, I envy him. I wish I had been spared the sound stylings of Boston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justnzane Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 You never heard of Boston???? What are you 17 years old or something?? He is probably one of those people that only thinks that boston is a superanal city that considers lite brites to be terrorist devices Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 As much as I would like to poke him with a stick, I envy him. I wish I had been spared the sound stylings of Boston. Really? Again, REALLY? About the classics (rock)... Believe it or not, those stylings were directly influenced by classical, yes, CLASSICAL music... There was a great radio show about the band... The MIT connection, etc... etc... The interviews were great... True artists (don't they even hold grad degrees from MIT in Engineering?) somehow bridged the gap compositon wise from classical music into modern guitar rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLO Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 He was the voice of Boston, much like Geddy Lee. Im sad to hear, even sadder that not many people can appreciate what he brought to the table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 RIP. Boston's first album was one of the great LPs of the '70s. I listened to that many, many times in my youth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyemike Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 I can't believe some of the responses here. Boston has been one of the great bands of the last 30 years, even though they have only released six albums, one of which is a compilation of greatest hits. Their debut album is STILL the biggest selling first album in history at 17 million copies. Mariah didn't do that. Whitney didn't do that. None of the glorified lounge singers from "American Idol" have done that. Their music stands the test of time...it is still some of the greatest and most melodic rock music ever made. Tom Scholz is a perfectionist (not to mention a very, very smart man who holds several patents on guitar equipment design). That's the big reason why Boston averaged six years between releases. That's also why CBS sued the band for breach of contract in the early 80s. "More Than A Feeling", "Don't Look Back", "Amanda" (their only No. 1 single), "We're Ready", "Long Time"...you always knew when you were listening to a Boston song. Those of you who do not appreciate their music, I would say rent the CDs from your local library and give them a listen. Boston, IMO, is the closest thing that rock music has had to a classical orchestra, the musical stylings of Jim Steadman notwithstanding. So, ExiledInIllinois is correct on that. According to their Wikipedia entry, Boston had a new album and a tour this summer in the works. I hope that they go through with both of those in Brad's memory. RIP, Brad Delp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X. Benedict Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Gonna hitch a ride and head for the other side.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1billsfan Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Was definitely one of the greatest rock and roll lead vocalists ever. Way back when people with talent were actually the ones who made it big in the music industry. Sounds like he was a cool guy too... http://bandboston.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Boston = Foreigner = Kansas = Styx = Crap (at least there was some talent in Kansas) I know, I left out a few band. I always called the commercial radio-hit bands with the lame faux-operatic lead singers the "Clone Bands", my brother, the musician of the family, called them the "Semi-fag Bands". It's always sad when someone dies, but let's not re-write history and pretend the band was great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ieatcrayonz Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 He was the voice of Boston, much like Geddy Lee. Im sad to hear, even sadder that not many people can appreciate what he brought to the table. Which Boston recording featured Geddy Lee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1billsfan Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Boston = Foreigner = Kansas = Styx = Crap (at least there was some talent in Kansas) I know, I left out a few band. I always called the commercial radio-hit bands with the lame faux-operatic lead singers the "Clone Bands", my brother, the musician of the family, called them the "Semi-fag Bands". It's always sad when someone dies, but let's not re-write history and pretend the band was great. Boston's first album was one of the greatest rock and roll records of all time. It was a groundbreaking achievement and the musicianship was flawless. The other bands you mentioned never came close to approaching the greatness that was Boston's first album. Make fun of these old "corporate" rock bands all you want, at least they all had an "original" sound. Something of which the recording industry is completely devoid of today. If you want to take pot shots, I suggest you take a look at the current top ten of todays music charts. As far as Boston being a great "band", it was more of a rock and roll project than a band. They hardly ever toured and their subsequent records never came close to the greatness of that first album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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