“National anthems for other countries”. I laughed so hard my rum and coke came out my nose. But as it did, I also knew you were absolutely right. Thanks for this.
I’ve always thought Tom Scholtz was highly underrated as a guitarist. His melodic riffs and solos are deep with a melding of simplicity and complexity that leaves you awed and intrigued as to what you just heard. Boston was a band that was at least a decade ahead of their time but few bands have ever reached that level. I still take pleasure in those old songs; for me, it’s more than a feeling.
Yep he is extremely underrated.. and he is actually more important than several of the shredders we always point to. .. Tom wasn't a shredder per se (he wasn't focusing on that), but he was fast enough and his writing skills and imagination put him over and above several of those top guys for me at least.
Actually the real "Underrated" guitarist in Boston is definitely Barry Goudreau! It turns out from my research that he is the one that played the "Long time" solo's as well as many other great lead breaks in Boston's music! I had always thought it was Tom Scholz but Barry Goudreau is the main guitar player. Scholz never even picked up a guitar until he was 21 years old!
Tom Scholz is such a fascinating person and there’s always way more to him than meets the eye. Yes, obviously, serious rock guitarist with some incredible and inspiring playing, but also one of the most well-rounded and versatile musicians in rock history. Amazing on keys and a heck of a composer and songwriter. And, yes, masters in engineering from MIT and holds somewhere around 36 patents. Wow.
That entire outro section for "Hitch a Ride" is one of the most melodic and emotive sections you'll find ANYWHERE. FYI - Long Time was Barry Goudreau, not Tom.
Have loved his playing since first hearing More than a feeling on the radio, was 14 at the time and had just started guitar and music lessons in school. Was so happy when Third Stage was released years later and the subsequent tour which finally gave me the opportunity to see Boston live, incredible show.
I never thought of TS's solos as being overtly classically-influenced, but when you break them down in this video, they sound like they could be Schenker licks.
Thanks for acknowledging one of my favorite rock guitarist (and organist). His compositions are so beautiful. I’ve always believed that Tom Scholz was otherworldly. Maybe he actually did arrive on one of the spaceship guitars.
Tom Scholz is a visionary and a genius that is often omitted from conversations about influential players. The Boston sound was so iconic to 70s era rock and Tom’s singing harmonies and melodic phrases are at its heart.
@@johnsmith-ug5tpBarry was a phenomenal guitarist, right up there with Sholtz in the chops dept. because while Tom was on the keys, Barry had to hold down the fort
I wasn't a big fan when Boston and other similar bands were popular. My 19 yr old Grand daughter is BIG into Boston & many other similar bands like Kansas, Poison, Def Lep & more. She got me to give them a relisten. And I'm impressed. And, I had a Rockman so no excuses. Anyhow. Great lesson. Thanks.
Yep - Barry Goudreau played lead guitar on Long Time . . . AND the opening and outro lead guitar on Don't Look Back, as Tom had admittedly run out of 'gas' and asked Barry for his input. Nice work - very enjoyable session. Thanks for the Boston!!!
Boston captured my ear as a young musician . Tom is one of those who stands out to me as an amazing guitarist as well as other instruments. Awesome job on this session and thanks for getting it out there. Rock on Brother !!!
Not only are you an amazing instructor and player but site is awesome.. so cool to learn much about artists bans and more in our generation,,ty for sharing Dave
To me, Tom was the US's Brian May. BTW, I've had a SL Drive since the first year debut in 2013. I've never found ANYTHING better. I run it in Superbass mode with internal dip switches.
I absolutely love your videos! You have such a great way of teaching others, a true gift! I love your phrases in this video like “falling down the stairs kind of feel,” and you’re right when you say his solos seem like they could be “ national anthem for other countries.” Another guitarist, never mentioned, but very technical and expressive, is Jamie West-Oram from The Fixx. I just love those 80s clean tones with palm muting. Anyway, I hope you are doing well! Keep doing what you’re doing, please! Your chandler is so unique in that UC things that others do not see.
Gotta ... Appreciate the Example of like ... FALLING DOWN the Stairs ! Caused , me to Think ... of Going the Wrong way ... On the Stairway to Heaven ! Excellent tutorial !
Don't Look Back is Tom's best song. IMHO it's the best rock song ever recorded ☝It hasn't been eclipsed since 1978 (45 years) and at this point, it never will be.
If you can hum it, she’s a keeper. PS that first one would also work with Dorian. It’s pretty forgiving against the chord substitution. Thank you Sensei Dave! 🎸🙏
liked your tone and vibrato on the hitch a ride lick... pretty awesome. Tom rarely plays pentatonic stuff for too long, he's always grabbing those close interval melodies, reminds me of classical segments, but i'm no expert. My dad loved classical music, maybe that's why I'm so drawn to the Boston stuff. Very, very few rock and roll guys can do melodies like this and his guitar sounds like a 20# violin at times. He's a true original. Been listening to this stuff for the last 40 years, still not bored with it.
Watching this one, reminded how immensely influenced I HAVE to be by Tom. I had Journey and Boston on near constant play in high school (early 90s). I think how smoothly his orchestrated soloing kind of blends into the arrangements is why he is both great and also forgotten. Def Leppard locked into both that orchestration, and tone in the Rockman.
David thank you this was yet another brilliant analysis of really a soulful melodic player - this breakdown helped me re think a solo I was working on - that connection of perspective is what music is all about - rock on best to you and yours 🤙
Love all your videos. Man, you just simply make your guitar sing…your bends and vibrato are beautiful. Goes to show having all the best gear won’t help. Love how you make that little amp sound huge ha!
I swear, not one channel has improved my playing like yours. Not just how much my skills have enhanced, but my library has opened way up. How many songs you got up in that head of yours? 1000? 2000? more?
Seeing and listening to you play “Peace of Mind” makes me think a lot of the dueling guitars that seemed popular back then…”Hotel California” and others come to mind. And I believe “Hitch a Ride” is actually tuned UP a 1/2 step.
Hitch a Ride on the album sounds like it was sped up in the recording process to move the parts up a semitone. They played it live in D where the Verse parts use an open A string as a pedal tone, but the recording sounds one fret sharp
Hi Dave..Great lesson as usual..I think Barry Goudreau???? might have played that Long Time solo..I met him a few times and am pretty sure he or someone with him told me..not that it matters..a great part is a great part..Thanks again...Dave
I’ve been a subscriber for awhile now David & was wondering when you were gonna cover some “ Boston” As usual you did not disappoint! 😎👍. Thanks man for ALL YOU DO !! Killer stuff , now I gotta go practice …..
You always have a great tone in your hands. Curious, but do you, or have you done anything out of the ordinary regarding practicing coordination of your right and left hands? It always sounds like your hands are very much in sync. 🙏
Your tone is amazing, are you only plugged into the Behringer V-Amp Pro I see to your right? Or are you using some other pedals? And is the behringer plugged into a speaker cab? If so what speaker? And what pickups are in your Les Paul? I love your videos and playing, thanks
Something happened a few days back and i found myself really looking into what made BOSTON tick to get their sound as well as a deep dive into the band members. I have always really liked Boston from the first record and as a guitar player was hooked on that big stereo chorus tone Scholz became known for. However there seems to be some confusion and credit given to Tom Scholz that actually should go to Barry Goudreau! Barry is said to be the one that played the solo in "Long time" which has always been my favorite lead solo break from the band and he also did many other great parts i always thought were Scholz? Really looks like Barry Goudreau is an underrated, kind of unspoken talent in the band as far as guitar is concerned.
He was hugely influenced by the James Gang (Tom and Joe are both Ohio boys I believe). If you listen to the end of Walk Away, that guitar sound was what influenced him to come up with his tone. More than a Feeling was obviously influenced by the James Gang song, Tend My Garden.
It would have been nice if you applied which pentatonic box would fit around Tom Scholz lead lines in this lesson. Most guitarist are going to be lost which pentatonic box number all these Tom Scholz lead lines are based around. If you do a Tom Scholz Chord progression lesson of the chord changes because the chord progressions are stock classical chord progressions often. He uses SUS Chords in the prechorus section to create tension to lead into the chorus section. Using Sus Chords to create tension and build up. I have also notice his lead lines will repeat but will start on a different scale degree other than the root note/tonic note so it has a different tonal center even thou its the same melody lead line. This isn't called melodic sequencing because you would have to shift the whole melody line down at certain intervals.
When you said "do it your selfer" I thought of that guy's Name on that guitar.Jesus I really gotta quit playing Fallout 4, I hear that theme EVERYWHERE now.
i know all his solo secrets. What I need is his approval to proceed with Amarillo Veterans music facility to fight PTSD I have to it this way out in the open, 100% transparancy. I seek no kind of credit or anything like that, I'm simply attempting to prevent more casualties.
Boston is by far the most melodic of all (heavy bands) from the 70s.(scorpians is 2nd for heavy bands with most melody. (Nobody plays more screaming (romantic leads) during 70s) like uli jon Roth.(Marty Friedmans exact words mentioning uli jon Roth back in 80s ) People don't think of Boston as heavy but no one had guitar tone like that in 76. Judas priest didn't dial their guitar until stained class. I didn't hear it till (unleased in the east) back then rock radio djs played a little of everything. They played last two songs 'sinner' and 'green manalishi' was massive. I bought it following Saturday. It took over a hour going to music store taking the bus ,my friend only bought cheap trick (old primitive cheap trick) black in white the worst It was cool. Back then a young guitarist from Memphis Tennessee played in black oak Arkansas. Nobody discovered him. Until it was too late..Fin
Tom was and I'm sure still incredible. Les Paul should have been an influence just for the way he recorded. Les invented it Tom took it to another level. Fantastic playing also. Thx Dave!!! Keep up the great work!!!
Hitch A Ride is extra special. Wow. It’s all about melody.
“National anthems for other countries”. I laughed so hard my rum and coke came out my nose. But as it did, I also knew you were absolutely right. Thanks for this.
He tapped into "themematic power". And I can't even spell it😮.
I’ve always thought Tom Scholtz was highly underrated as a guitarist. His melodic riffs and solos are deep with a melding of simplicity and complexity that leaves you awed and intrigued as to what you just heard. Boston was a band that was at least a decade ahead of their time but few bands have ever reached that level. I still take pleasure in those old songs; for me, it’s more than a feeling.
Yep he is extremely underrated.. and he is actually more important than several of the shredders we always point to. .. Tom wasn't a shredder per se (he wasn't focusing on that), but he was fast enough and his writing skills and imagination put him over and above several of those top guys for me at least.
Actually the real "Underrated" guitarist in Boston is definitely Barry Goudreau! It turns out from my research that he is the one that played the "Long time" solo's as well as many other great lead breaks in Boston's music! I had always thought it was Tom Scholz but Barry Goudreau is the main guitar player.
Scholz never even picked up a guitar until he was 21 years old!
We FORGET how Great that 1st album is ❤
Tom Scholz is such a fascinating person and there’s always way more to him than meets the eye. Yes, obviously, serious rock guitarist with some incredible and inspiring playing, but also one of the most well-rounded and versatile musicians in rock history. Amazing on keys and a heck of a composer and songwriter.
And, yes, masters in engineering from MIT and holds somewhere around 36 patents.
Wow.
Great bass player too!
One of the VERY best guitar (and organ-keyboards as well) player of ALL TIMES!!
That entire outro section for "Hitch a Ride" is one of the most melodic and emotive sections you'll find ANYWHERE. FYI - Long Time was Barry Goudreau, not Tom.
Great job, Dave! Tom is one of those guys who is instantly recognizable by tone and phrases. He is a textbook example of development of your own style
Tom Scholzs harmonies are what really get me!
Have loved his playing since first hearing More than a feeling on the radio, was 14 at the time and had just started guitar and music lessons in school. Was so happy when Third Stage was released years later and the subsequent tour which finally gave me the opportunity to see Boston live, incredible show.
I never thought of TS's solos as being overtly classically-influenced, but when you break them down in this video, they sound like they could be Schenker licks.
Aside from your excellent ear and attention to detail, your tone and vibrato make each lesson a joy to listen to! Don't change your sound!
Intro is Still in Love the centerpiece of Can'tcha Say (You Believe in Me)
Thanks for acknowledging one of my favorite rock guitarist (and organist). His compositions are so beautiful. I’ve always believed that Tom Scholz was otherworldly. Maybe he actually did arrive on one of the spaceship guitars.
Genius = Tom Scholz
Tom Scholz is a visionary and a genius that is often omitted from conversations about influential players. The Boston sound was so iconic to 70s era rock and Tom’s singing harmonies and melodic phrases are at its heart.
thank you for recognizing this underrated brilliant man. He has lots of cool licks and is unique in his approach
Love these lessons. Boston is timeless. Keep these lessons coming!
Tom deserves all the credit he wants for Boston, But it's just a shame that Barry Goudreau got kicked from them. Love them both.
Barry did several of the solos and Longtime is one of the songs he soloed on. Tom credited Barry $$$
@@johnsmith-ug5tpBarry was a phenomenal guitarist, right up there with Sholtz in the chops dept. because while Tom was on the keys, Barry had to hold down the fort
Tom Scholz vs Neil Schon
@@ThinWhiteLuke Nice! Tom is a few feet taller.... LOL, Neal can kneecap the best of 'em with walls of Les Paul whammy
Love Barry
I love Tommy’s solos! They are so well plays with such feeling!!
That was Barry Goudreau playing the solo's! This was a shock to me after all these years thinking it was Scholz! Gave me cognitive dissonance!
@@dleifteHsemaJ Yeah i looked into it and for whatever reason Barry only covered that one song for the solo section? Not sure why just the one song?
Another VERY cool video.. I think every one of your videos are super cool..
Great lesson as always! Thank you so much for sharing this with us!
Awesome Dave .... Love Boston ... wore out this 1st record twice
I love the way you deliver your lessons. Another outstanding lesson!
Tom's sound is unmistakable!
I wasn't a big fan when Boston and other similar bands were popular. My 19 yr old Grand daughter is BIG into Boston & many other similar bands like Kansas, Poison, Def Lep & more. She got me to give them a relisten. And I'm impressed. And, I had a Rockman so no excuses. Anyhow. Great lesson. Thanks.
Yep - Barry Goudreau played lead guitar on Long Time . . . AND the opening and outro lead guitar on Don't Look Back, as Tom had admittedly run out of 'gas' and asked Barry for his input. Nice work - very enjoyable session. Thanks for the Boston!!!
Boston captured my ear as a young musician . Tom is one of those who stands out to me as an amazing guitarist as well as other instruments. Awesome job on this session and thanks for getting it out there. Rock on Brother !!!
Some of the most memorable tones ever. My hometown band.
Dave, great lesson and insight.
And they are still performing live ,been together over 40 years. 😊
That was awesome!!!
Just what I needed! That rocked ! Thanks man:)
That sequence at 6:00 is what I homed on listening back in 87. It was so melodic and stuck with me.
Oh, yes! This is gonna be great, David! Tom Scholz!!! Thank you!!!!
Great material and presentation Dave ! Tom Scholz is a big favorite. Thank you for shining a spotlight on his playing. Best Wishes - John
Great channe.! Really pleased to see and hear someone analyzing the guitar playing of my guitar hero.....and doing it right. Great job, sir!
Thanks Dave. Great job on this tribute to Tom Scholz. He deserves it.
That was an awesome overview of a great musician. The songs are incredible and those of us who grew up on Boston loved this. Thanks David.
Great episode. One of the most prolific song writers of the 20th century. He is gold.
Not only are you an amazing instructor and player but site is awesome.. so cool to learn much about artists bans and more in our generation,,ty for sharing Dave
Great lesson. Time to crank up my Rockman and Les Paul.
Excellent choice, I remember when the first album came out, it blew me away and made me a fan 🤘
To me, Tom was the US's Brian May.
BTW, I've had a SL Drive since the first year debut in 2013. I've never found ANYTHING better. I run it in Superbass mode with internal dip switches.
Perfect analogy!
The US's Brian May, well said. Still got my IIB (precursor to the X100) Rockman headphone amp!
Fantastic job on this one David just great 👍🤘
I absolutely love your videos! You have such a great way of teaching others, a true gift! I love your phrases in this video like “falling down the stairs kind of feel,” and you’re right when you say his solos seem like they could be “ national anthem for other countries.” Another guitarist, never mentioned, but very technical and expressive, is Jamie West-Oram from The Fixx. I just love those 80s clean tones with palm muting. Anyway, I hope you are doing well! Keep doing what you’re doing, please! Your chandler is so unique in that UC things that others do not see.
Tom is awesome took the guitar and tone to a different level...
Gotta ... Appreciate the Example of like ...
FALLING DOWN the Stairs !
Caused , me to Think ... of
Going the Wrong way ... On the Stairway to Heaven !
Excellent tutorial !
Don't Look Back is Tom's best song. IMHO it's the best rock song ever recorded ☝It hasn't been eclipsed since 1978 (45 years) and at this point, it never will be.
Third stage contains the best Scholz solos
If you can hum it, she’s a keeper.
PS that first one would also work with Dorian. It’s pretty forgiving against the chord substitution.
Thank you Sensei Dave! 🎸🙏
hell yeah! love these
that second riff from Hitch A Ride is so killer.
I believe Barry Goudreau played all of the solos on Long Time..
Barry Goudreau definitely played them. this is easy to confirm.
You put together a great video here my friend awesome content as usual Sir
🤘🤘✌️🖖
liked your tone and vibrato on the hitch a ride lick... pretty awesome. Tom rarely plays pentatonic stuff for too long, he's always grabbing those close interval melodies, reminds me of classical segments, but i'm no expert. My dad loved classical music, maybe that's why I'm so drawn to the Boston stuff. Very, very few rock and roll guys can do melodies like this and his guitar sounds like a 20# violin at times. He's a true original. Been listening to this stuff for the last 40 years, still not bored with it.
Watching this one, reminded how immensely influenced I HAVE to be by Tom. I had Journey and Boston on near constant play in high school (early 90s). I think how smoothly his orchestrated soloing kind of blends into the arrangements is why he is both great and also forgotten. Def Leppard locked into both that orchestration, and tone in the Rockman.
Excellent!
David thank you this was yet another brilliant analysis of really a soulful melodic player - this breakdown helped me re think a solo I was working on - that connection of perspective is what music is all about - rock on best to you and yours 🤙
Great lesson!
A great lesson on an amazing musician. Thank you Mr Brewster
Love all your videos. Man, you just simply make your guitar sing…your bends and vibrato are beautiful. Goes to show having all the best gear won’t help. Love how you make that little amp sound huge ha!
Don't look back is the best Boston song IMHO
I saw Boston in their don't look back tour and Tom Schultz had a wall of Rockman gear he called it the Mother ship this was in 78 in Phoenix
yep, people stood in line and didn't seem to mind
Hey great choices to play, I’ve also always loved Tom’s key changes …Amanda …great example👍
This was so beautiful!
I swear, not one channel has improved my playing like yours. Not just how much my skills have enhanced, but my library has opened way up.
How many songs you got up in that head of yours? 1000? 2000? more?
So Good, Is Right…. thx for breaking it down
Seeing and listening to you play “Peace of Mind” makes me think a lot of the dueling guitars that seemed popular back then…”Hotel California” and others come to mind.
And I believe “Hitch a Ride” is actually tuned UP a 1/2 step.
I think of this solo as the heartache turning into healing...from Cantcha Say to Do in Love.
*So, not "Do"
I just picked up an X100 and have been using the Rockguy amp sim from Overloud.
They both sound sooo good. 🤘🏼
Hitch a Ride on the album sounds like it was sped up in the recording process to move the parts up a semitone. They played it live in D where the Verse parts use an open A string as a pedal tone, but the recording sounds one fret sharp
Hi Dave..Great lesson as usual..I think Barry Goudreau???? might have played that Long Time solo..I met him a few times and am pretty sure he or someone with him told me..not that it matters..a great part is a great part..Thanks again...Dave
Tom even said that Barry played Longtime and a few others in Guitar Player interview that I have.
Barry Goudreau definitely played "Long time" and even most of the other solo's
Thanks@@These_go_to_eleven_1959
That debut album is still one of the best first albums Ive ever heard.
Could you please do some Neil
Zaza. Great melodic player . I think you would really like him
I’ve been a subscriber for awhile now David & was wondering when you were gonna cover some “ Boston” As usual you did not disappoint! 😎👍. Thanks man for ALL YOU DO !! Killer stuff , now I gotta go practice …..
Missed a hammer-on/pull-off bit in that first part of the PoM solo. Great vid.
You always have a great tone in your hands.
Curious, but do you, or have you done anything out of the ordinary regarding practicing coordination of your right and left hands? It always sounds like your hands are very much in sync. 🙏
YES!!! 🤘🤘🤘☮
Hitch a Ride was probably why i picked up a guitar at 11 years old.
Your tone is amazing, are you only plugged into the Behringer V-Amp Pro I see to your right? Or are you using some other pedals? And is the behringer plugged into a speaker cab? If so what speaker? And what pickups are in your Les Paul? I love your videos and playing, thanks
Capolavori della musica rock
How about a lesson on iron maiden ? 2 minutes to midnight and the trooper have excellent guitar. 😊
Great suggestion
Hey! Be sure to do a channel search on the channel for some Iron Maiden and you'll find Chordplay and Three For All episodes!
Have fun and ROCK ON!
Anybody who likes Tom is Just Alright With Me
Something happened a few days back and i found myself really looking into what made BOSTON tick to get their sound as well as a deep dive into the band members. I have always really liked Boston from the first record and as a guitar player was hooked on that big stereo chorus tone Scholz became known for.
However there seems to be some confusion and credit given to Tom Scholz that actually should go to Barry Goudreau! Barry is said to be the one that played
the solo in "Long time" which has always been my favorite lead solo break from the band and he also did many other great parts i always thought were Scholz?
Really looks like Barry Goudreau is an underrated, kind of unspoken talent in the band as far as guitar is concerned.
Scholz and Schon, the melodic rock sounds of the 70s
I don't know tons about modes and music theory but I wonder if Scholz was inspired by Santana?
I don’t think so, his vibrato and pitching is very different and he wasn’t Dorian based
He was hugely influenced by the James Gang (Tom and Joe are both Ohio boys I believe). If you listen to the end of Walk Away, that guitar sound was what influenced him to come up with his tone. More than a Feeling was obviously influenced by the James Gang song, Tend My Garden.
I always felt like that there was eliments of Queen to Boston's music?
It would have been nice if you applied which pentatonic box would fit around Tom Scholz lead lines in this lesson. Most guitarist are going to be lost which pentatonic box number all these Tom Scholz lead lines are based around. If you do a Tom Scholz Chord progression lesson of the chord changes because the chord progressions are stock classical chord progressions often. He uses SUS Chords in the prechorus section to create tension to lead into the chorus section. Using Sus Chords to create tension and build up. I have also notice his lead lines will repeat but will start on a different scale degree other than the root note/tonic note so it has a different tonal center even thou its the same melody lead line. This isn't called melodic sequencing because you would have to shift the whole melody line down at certain intervals.
You can hear his tone on the first Black Sabbath Album Last Song !
When you said "do it your selfer" I thought of that guy's Name on that guitar.Jesus I really gotta quit playing Fallout 4, I hear that theme EVERYWHERE now.
TS also played the bass
Great video Make a chordplay - the chords of pentagram the legendary doom metal band
Dave Davies might be worth a lesson.
i know all his solo secrets.
What I need is his approval to proceed with Amarillo Veterans music facility to fight PTSD
I have to it this way out in the open, 100% transparancy.
I seek no kind of credit or anything like that, I'm simply attempting to prevent more casualties.
Question: How do you keep your mom out of your room when she is trying to get you to turn down the music?
Boston is by far the most melodic of all (heavy bands) from the 70s.(scorpians is 2nd for heavy bands with most melody. (Nobody plays more screaming (romantic leads) during 70s) like uli jon Roth.(Marty Friedmans exact words mentioning uli jon Roth back in 80s ) People don't think of Boston as heavy but no one had guitar tone like that in 76. Judas priest didn't dial their guitar until stained class. I didn't hear it till (unleased in the east) back then rock radio djs played a little of everything. They played last two songs 'sinner' and 'green manalishi' was massive. I bought it following Saturday. It took over a hour going to music store taking the bus ,my friend only bought cheap trick (old primitive cheap trick) black in white the worst It was cool.
Back then a young guitarist from Memphis Tennessee played in black oak Arkansas.
Nobody discovered him. Until it was too late..Fin
Tom was and I'm sure still incredible. Les Paul should have been an influence just for the way he recorded. Les invented it Tom took it to another level. Fantastic playing also. Thx Dave!!! Keep up the great work!!!