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Boston lead singer Brad Delp dead at 55
Boston Globe ^ | 3/9/07 | AP Wire Services

Posted on 03/09/2007 9:02:49 PM PST by WhistlingPastTheGraveyard

ATKINSON, N.H. --Brad Delp, the lead singer for the band Boston, was found dead Friday in his home in southern New Hampshire. He was 55.

Atkinson police responded to a call for help at 1:20 p.m. and found Delp dead. Lt. William Baldwin said in a news release that there was no indication of foul play.

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To: WhistlingPastTheGraveyard
I saw them open up for Jeff Beck in Toronto. Never a really big fan and thought the music was both bubble gum and pretentious. Now I actually teach one of my students the More Than A Feeling song and I have a bit more of an appreciation for the band because of that song with its sundry chord changes. It's a perfect pop song in all its glory and I respect the craft that went into making it.
41 posted on 03/09/2007 9:56:04 PM PST by Blind Eye Jones
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

Check out Vince Vrbanic; you'll like it.


42 posted on 03/09/2007 9:57:22 PM PST by raygun (Freepmail me if you need a catastrophic asteroid 2028 insurance policy.)
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To: Alberta's Child
I believe Boston's debut album was the first LP that was mixed specifically for its sound on the FM dial.

I have heard that the demo tape mixed by Tom Scholz in his basement with Bradley, Barry and Sib which was presented to Epic was the very mix that was pressed to vinyl and played on air.

Urban legend? Who can say.

43 posted on 03/09/2007 10:00:01 PM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (Don't question faith. Don't answer lies.)
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To: WhistlingPastTheGraveyard
it's easy to forget what a near-perfect 4 minutes and 45 seconds of rock and roll this song really is.

Too right.

Damn. My monitor keeps getting blurrier and the keyboard is getting wetter.

44 posted on 03/09/2007 10:01:37 PM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (Don't question faith. Don't answer lies.)
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To: doug from upland
"Its been such a long time
I think I should be goin', yeah
And time doesnt wait for me,
It keeps on rollin

Sail on, on a distant highway
I've got to keep on chasin a dream
I've gotta be on my way
Wish there was something I could say..."


In '82, when I was 15, I listened to this so
many times I broke the leaders off the cassette.
Good night all, I need to sleep, this won't be
such a weight on my heart tomorrow.

Did our parents feel this way when Elvis or Sinatra died?
Sheesh
45 posted on 03/09/2007 10:01:56 PM PST by Dominnae ("An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile hoping it will eat him last." -- Winston Churchill)
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To: Dominnae

Every generation feels it when someone dies whose work evoked deep feelings.


46 posted on 03/09/2007 10:04:38 PM PST by doug from upland (Stopping Hillary should be a FreeRepublic Manhattan Project)
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To: WhistlingPastTheGraveyard

Wow, Boston's first album was the first album I ever purchased way back in Jr. High School.

RIP


47 posted on 03/09/2007 10:05:03 PM PST by bigcat32
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To: Dominnae

Blue in Maya (Howard Hart)


48 posted on 03/09/2007 10:09:45 PM PST by raygun (Freepmail me if you need a catastrophic asteroid 2028 insurance policy.)
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To: doug from upland; everyone
I'm bumming hard:( When I was a kid in the 70's, I joined my very first band because of that song. We even played it live in our 8th grade talent show, lol. I played their first 2 records over and over again, pretty much drove my family insane too, lol. Those guys and Kiss are pretty much the main reason I ever got into the music biz in the first place.
Boston was my very first rock concert I ever saw,,,March 24th, 1979 at the University of Dayton Arena...Sammy Hagar opened up for them, was amazing. It was on their "Don't Look Back" tour, and they were fantastic. Both Delp and Scholz were Beatles fans, and it showed in their music, they took the best of what the Beatles had, and made it their own. In fact, I daresay, Boston was "the Beatles" of my generation. And Tom Scholz was the Les Paul of the same generation. I can still close my eyes, and drift away, and I'm right there in my seat in the nosebleed section, lol.
IMO, Delp was one of the greatest singers in the biz...and I can't help but note that, those guys weren't a bu.ch of out control rocks tars,,,if they were, they had a good PR agent who kept that stuff out of the spotlight, haha. And their music was always positive, was always a message of hope, etc, as corny as it may sound. Several of their songs got me through many troubled teen-aged times, and a few adult times as well. Yeah, that band in Heaven just got more kick ass. here's to ya, Brad:) *raising my beer in salute*
49 posted on 03/09/2007 10:11:01 PM PST by The Bass Player (" I can't think of anything witty, yet,,,but, when I do, I'll let y'all know":))
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To: WhistlingPastTheGraveyard

That's too bad. Luckily, I got to see Boston, one of my favorite bands, several years ago. Brad had to have a backup singer help him hit those high notes, but he and the boys put on a helluva show.


50 posted on 03/09/2007 10:12:19 PM PST by randog (What the...?!)
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To: WhistlingPastTheGraveyard

I saw him walking by at one of their shows and I yelled, "Bradley" and he stopped and shook my hand. That really made my day. God rest his soul.


51 posted on 03/09/2007 10:13:07 PM PST by GinaLolaB (God is pro life)
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To: bigcat32

It was the first album I bought when I got my own turntable, with am/fm radio and cassette. My best friend Keith had it on 8-track, so we could listen to it in his tricked out '69 Chevy Impala.
Damn, I feel old.


52 posted on 03/09/2007 10:15:54 PM PST by jim35 ("...when the lion and the lamb lie down together, ...we'd better damn sure be the lion")
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To: raygun

Coast Highway (Briggs Digital)


53 posted on 03/09/2007 10:16:44 PM PST by raygun (Freepmail me if you need a catastrophic asteroid 2028 insurance policy.)
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To: WhistlingPastTheGraveyard

May he rest in peace. They were and still are my favorite band. I memorized every song and could air guitar with the best of them on my favorite song, Long Time.

A true great has passed.


54 posted on 03/09/2007 10:20:11 PM PST by MissouriConservative (We accommodate other cultures at the expense of ours.)
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To: Alberta's Child
Tom Scholz was something of a neurotic perfectionist (an MIT student at the time, I think)

Yes, Better Music Through Science

55 posted on 03/09/2007 10:21:34 PM PST by feedback doctor
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To: WhistlingPastTheGraveyard

Very sad news. Prayers for Brad's family and the band.


56 posted on 03/09/2007 10:22:51 PM PST by afnamvet (It is what it is)
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To: SevenofNine
BOSTON - More Than a Feeling http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFwIgbyrNhw
57 posted on 03/09/2007 10:25:18 PM PST by monkapotamus
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To: raygun

Wake up its Time to die (Curtis Wayne).


58 posted on 03/09/2007 10:26:10 PM PST by raygun (Freepmail me if you need a catastrophic asteroid 2028 insurance policy.)
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To: WhistlingPastTheGraveyard

Just got on the net tonight and saw this. Had to do a search because I knew there had to be some fans here.

First album I ever purchased was Boston. I have bought probably 6 copies over the years (Tape, CD etc.) Music for good times and not so good as well...

RIP Brad, yours was a unique voice in the industry...


59 posted on 03/09/2007 10:28:25 PM PST by ejonesie22
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To: raygun
We're getting old guys. I'm certain that the younger generation are yawning and rolling their eyes.

I dunno about that. My kids (and their girlfriends) listen to some weird stuff but I turned them on to Boston about 5 or 6 years ago. They loved it.

But now they also listen to Foreigner, Bad Company, Stray Cats and others.

I never remember liking any of my folk's music.

60 posted on 03/09/2007 10:28:58 PM PST by VeniVidiVici (¡El proletariado del mundo, une! - Xuygo Chavez)
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