I FEEL some Boston! Vocal ANALYSIS of a timeless classic.

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  • @TheCharismaticVoice
    @TheCharismaticVoice  Год назад +141

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    • @pepperminttemperament538
      @pepperminttemperament538 Год назад

      Isolated vocal tracks
      ruclips.net/video/aNHFtJsbcYc/видео.html

    • @marketablepresentations7824
      @marketablepresentations7824 Год назад +4

      Interesting fact about Boston. One or more of these guys were lawyers and gave up a practice to be the rock stars that they are.

    • @richardsenkBeachwalker
      @richardsenkBeachwalker Год назад +4

      This song is not a happy song, its a lament.
      He wakes up in the morning and the sun is gone. The sun is the woman he loved and lost.
      Anyone who has truly loved someone and lost them understands this feeling.

    • @brianmartinko6155
      @brianmartinko6155 Год назад

      My favorite band Boston. The vocals and the cool guitar sound of tom scholz

    • @ottovangogh9477
      @ottovangogh9477 Год назад

      Here's another excellent deep dive into this song. Please reply if you watch and appreciate.
      . . .
      Check this out!
      The genius of Boston, revealed:
      This is a fascinating analysis of
      "More Than A Feeling"
      from Beato . . .
      🎸🎸🎸👁️🎹🎹👁️🎸🎸🎸
      ruclips.net/video/ynFNt4tgBJ0/видео.html

  • @testodude
    @testodude Год назад +2493

    This is a song you could hear 10,000 times, and when it comes on the radio, you still turn it up.

    • @weege001
      @weege001 Год назад +43

      damn right

    • @jeffhobbs1729
      @jeffhobbs1729 Год назад +49

      yup there are classics then there is stuff like this..

    • @jamesbarnett527
      @jamesbarnett527 Год назад +42

      Never get tired of this song.

    • @zg1000dru1
      @zg1000dru1 Год назад +37

      MUST be played at 11.

    • @almishti
      @almishti Год назад +17

      dude, that's FREEDOM ROCK! :D

  • @chriskeiser5809
    @chriskeiser5809 2 года назад +2517

    Between Brad Delp’s absolutely unparalleled voice and Tom Scholz’s production wizardry and technical innovation, this album is one of those very few 10/10 perfect albums.

    • @jimchumley7907
      @jimchumley7907 2 года назад +68

      Wasn't this recorded in Tom Scholzs basement? I heard that when this album came out in the 70's. I turn 63 this Fri. Sept.16th.

    • @samkeepintherockalive
      @samkeepintherockalive 2 года назад +7

      Amen!!

    • @ezridr571
      @ezridr571 2 года назад +61

      @@jimchumley7907 I was 19 when this came out. It blew everyone away. Man I miss that time when music was made with real talent and ability !

    • @ROOKTABULA
      @ROOKTABULA 2 года назад +33

      @@jimchumley7907 Pretty much the whole album Tom did on his own, c'ept lead vox obv, in his basement.

    • @brewswillis9783
      @brewswillis9783 2 года назад +16

      @@ROOKTABULA That and drums, Jim Masdea did most of the tracks.

  • @daredevil1956
    @daredevil1956 Год назад +522

    I met Brad Delp when Boston came to the State University of New York in Plattsburgh, as I was a member of the Concert Committee. It was when they were doing the sound checks that they took a break and he came over and asked me how they sounded. First, I was tongue tied, could not get my words out, chuckling at the same time. Once I quickly got my composure, I told him that it was absolutely magical. He smiled, and then we just talked about life in general and what my plans were. I did say to him that the first time I heard him and the band, was when I was in the Canadian Navy, sailing off the coast of San Francisco, when I heard "More Than a Feeling" in the EW room, where we had a RACOL radio which intercepted radio signals from all over the world. I had the headphones at the time, totally quiet in the room, and just listened to the song, taking in the energy of this masterpiece. The five minutes I spent with him have always been at the top of my memories of an artist who departed too early in life. RIP Brad, I am sure you are singing with the angels around you. You are sorely missed.

    • @nowhereman8656
      @nowhereman8656 9 месяцев назад +22

      This comment should have many more thumbs up.

    • @thorstambaugh1520
      @thorstambaugh1520 7 месяцев назад +31

      He is not singing with the angels. They are all listening to him

    • @wjameswright
      @wjameswright 6 месяцев назад +10

      First of all as a Canadian ty for your service. You have a story worthy of telling..... Boston and Brads voice was the best of my high school days.

    • @terryhanley8579
      @terryhanley8579 6 месяцев назад +2

      Go Cardinals !

    • @terryhanley8579
      @terryhanley8579 6 месяцев назад +3

      @@thorstambaugh1520 AWESOME !!!

  • @silenog63
    @silenog63 5 месяцев назад +54

    My sis worked for a company that got Boston to play a christmas party gig. I went. Only about 120 people there. I stood off to the side about 15 feet away.
    THEY BLEW MY MIND! Sounded just like the album. They finished the first set and I went right to the drummer, shook his hand and said you guys sound unbelievable!He said "you really think so?" I couldn't believe I was talking to Boston.

  • @moosecat
    @moosecat 2 года назад +736

    The fact that Brad was not only able to hit those notes, but also hold the notes AND put power behind them, made his voice literally "one in a million".

    • @mundrubjet
      @mundrubjet 2 года назад +5

      Yup... Ol Sarge...

    • @MrHrannsi
      @MrHrannsi 2 года назад +44

      In this world of autotune, I really miss Brad

    • @googpix540
      @googpix540 2 года назад +3

      @@MrHrannsi me too !

    • @odurandina
      @odurandina 2 года назад

      She's almost orgasming..... Best opening song 1st album EVAAAR, topping even Led Zeppelin and Steely Dan (Do It Again). You'd take a woman to see Boston. Good things would happen before the night was over.

    • @TheGavrael
      @TheGavrael 2 года назад +28

      People underestimate the power of the ‘stache.

  • @patches6309
    @patches6309 Год назад +511

    Brad Delp could hit notes only dogs could hear. Incredible power, range and inflection control. One of thee GOAT's for sure.

  • @CaptainBakerJason
    @CaptainBakerJason 2 года назад +1239

    With all due respect to Tom Scholz’s innovative guitar, technology, and production … there is simply no Boston possible without the vocals of the late, great Brad Delp.

    • @GregsWhiskyGuide
      @GregsWhiskyGuide 2 года назад +29

      Amen to that, Jason ! It was just a magic line up !

    • @cozmicpfunk
      @cozmicpfunk 2 года назад +23

      Boston is one of the best 70's R&R acts! They have to be in the top 10 on any list from that era w/ Brad's vocal contribution also being some of the best in the history of rock- I Just Love them- great analysis :)

    • @galahad692000
      @galahad692000 2 года назад +42

      Boston is a great example of a band that is greater than the sum of it's parts. Brad's vocals would have been wasted with any other musician/songwriter as well.

    • @stevedahlberg8680
      @stevedahlberg8680 2 года назад +5

      💯!

    • @sinistan1002
      @sinistan1002 2 года назад +11

      well it was both of them together I would argue

  • @PATRICKFULLAN
    @PATRICKFULLAN 5 месяцев назад +152

    No auto-tune,just pure talent.Todays so-called bands couldn't hope to match the talent this band has.The 70's music was/is/and will always be the standard by which other music is judged R.I.P. Mr Delp.

    • @Win7ermu7e
      @Win7ermu7e 3 месяца назад +3

      Well, I'm pretty sure Scholz added the 30 second vocal sustain at the end but yeah.

    • @MikeM-uy6qp
      @MikeM-uy6qp 3 месяца назад +2

      @@Win7ermu7e Scholz has said in interviews that he used varispeed on his guitar layers. Which probably means he used it on the vocals as well, because why not? The 'no autotune!' crowd really needs to bone up on pitch correction. It's more than 50 years old. Autotune just made it easier. This whole album is a monument to sound engineering above all else.. That's why it sounds so completely synthetic, and why Boston went down as one of the most disappointing live acts of their time.

    • @Barneyrubble241
      @Barneyrubble241 Месяц назад

      @@MikeM-uy6qp I thought they sounded amazing live. They weren't the biggest showmen with a huge light show, nor did they do any extended jams during songs, but I thought they performed the music flawlessly and Brad Delp sounded incredible. I wouldn't put it in my top 10 shows, but not much further down the list than that. When you've seen Queen, The Stones, Pink Floyd, Elton John, The Who, Paul McCartney & RUSH each a few times among many, many others, it's tough to crack the top 10

    • @MikeM-uy6qp
      @MikeM-uy6qp Месяц назад

      @@Barneyrubble241 I'm glad you liked it, but it's a matter of record that they were widely considered a dud as a live act. I never saw them but it doesn't surprise me at all, given all the multilayering and effects Sholz used to get that very distinct sound. I think the performances available on RUclips confirm this but they may not for you.

    • @ecysmith6652
      @ecysmith6652 26 дней назад

      My feelings, exactly…

  • @NoneYaBidness762
    @NoneYaBidness762 2 года назад +685

    This album is a masterpiece. One of the greatest ever done.

    • @ButOneThingIsNeedful
      @ButOneThingIsNeedful 2 года назад +13

      Totally agree.

    • @threalismaradona9899
      @threalismaradona9899 2 года назад +19

      Imho one of the greatest rock albums ever

    • @usefulidiom
      @usefulidiom 2 года назад +23

      And to think it was their debut album…crazy.

    • @goldenruletv7301
      @goldenruletv7301 2 года назад +10

      All great songs, no fillers. I've had that record for 45 years and it sounds as good, if not better today.

    • @raymo6795
      @raymo6795 2 года назад

      ...fair enough, no arguments

  • @crazeyjoe
    @crazeyjoe 2 года назад +406

    I worked a staging gig for Boston one time. Brad took the time to thank each stagehand individually. He was a class act and a great talent!

  • @youbertu
    @youbertu 2 года назад +468

    1976 was one of those years...More Than a Feeling, Crazy On You, Bohemian Rasphody, Golden Years, Carry On Wayward Son, 2112, American Girl, Rhiannon, Don't Fear The Reaper, Cherry Bomb, Takin' It To The Streets, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, Silly Love Songs, Gimme Back My Bullets, Slow Ride, Rock And Roll All Night, Evil Woman, Fox On The Run, Do You Feel Like We Do, If You Leave Me Now...all in one year!!! #letsgettoit Elizabeth :)

    • @offroadskater
      @offroadskater 2 года назад +21

      All that greatness had to come out to balance out the birth of....me.

    • @tonyrogers8188
      @tonyrogers8188 2 года назад +8

      Damn, that's a helluva year!

    • @andrewtongue7084
      @andrewtongue7084 2 года назад +6

      I feel for the younger generation, Tu - they've missed out on so much....

    • @midi510
      @midi510 2 года назад +9

      @@offroadskater
      Along with the best Les Pauls ever made, I was made in 1959, another great year for music.

    • @geneticrex
      @geneticrex 2 года назад +14

      I never told anyone this before, but the artists knew I was graduating high school in 76' and they wanted to make it memorable for me.

  • @peterkerek4452
    @peterkerek4452 10 месяцев назад +106

    Over the last few years I've felt that this was the single greatest vocal performance heard on a mainstream radio-played song.

  • @craigcook1030
    @craigcook1030 Год назад +437

    Here's a fun fact. Band founder Tom Scholtz recorded, by his admission, 96% of the album by himself before bringing in Brad Delp to record the vocal tracks ( the ‘band’ was formed after the debut album was released) Also, the only song on the album that was recorded in a professional studio, was 'Let me take you home tonight' written and sung by Brad Delp. It was recorded at CBS studios in Los Angeles, unlike the rest of the album which was recorded in the basement studio of Scholtz's Watertown, Massachusetts home, part of the greater Boston area. On a less happy note, Brad Delp, whose amazing vocals will always be associated with the Boston sound, passed away on March 9, 2007, when he took his own life via carbon monoxide poisoning, at his home in Atkinson, New Hampshire. But he will never really be gone. Because every time someone puts on a Boston album and cranks up the volume, his legacy Springs to life, and he is with us once again!

    • @weege001
      @weege001 Год назад +13

      Damn right

    • @sinjin1259
      @sinjin1259 Год назад +21

      As a man without talent, I'm always surprised that Mr. Delp's musical talent didn't sustain him in life.

    • @Rondo2ooo
      @Rondo2ooo Год назад +21

      @Sinjin The sad thing about this is that musicians are in a constant fight with labels and their lawyers. If you don't own the right to a song, as I guess was the case for Delp, you almost can't live from it. Suicide may add other dimensions of psychological challenges. But as the original commenter in this thread beautifully stated, his voice won't be forgotten.

    • @Am-graphix
      @Am-graphix Год назад +11

      Came to mention the same thing. The story of how it all went down is awesome. Huge props to Tom for standing by his choices. Didn't know that about Brad and how absolutely heartbreaking. Indeed he will ever be remembered for his amazing vocals and the Boston sound.

    • @OddTimeMan
      @OddTimeMan Год назад +9

      It's Scholz (without the "t"). Rhymes with "moles".

  • @chocolate-yoddah
    @chocolate-yoddah Год назад +418

    Brad's voice was perfection. He remains in death what he was in life, one of the greatest male vocalists in Rock history. I didn't learn until decades after I first heard this album that Brad did all the vocals on every song. Wow. And Tom is a genius, literally. He invented equipment in order to create their sound. Amazing.

    • @MrVvulf
      @MrVvulf Год назад +22

      Mind boggling that the album was mostly done in Scholtz's basement.
      Regarding creating equipment...Brian May of the band Queen built the guitar he used his entire career with the help of his father when he was a teen. The guitar has its own wiki page, under its name "Red Special".

    • @holleyjomartinez4009
      @holleyjomartinez4009 11 месяцев назад +9

      12:40 of your video is my favorite part of the song. I just love the way he spots someone in the audience and smiles - then really cranks it out as he looks down to the right. Absolutely goosebumps even to this day!! Brad Delp was just awesome. Bless his talented soul. ❤

    • @dizastro5437
      @dizastro5437 9 месяцев назад +2

      Did Tom invent the Brad pitch shift pedal? We may never know. My personal policy is to admit nothing, and deny less.

    • @maxcitytv352
      @maxcitytv352 9 месяцев назад +3

      amen to that, rip Brad .

  • @positivecynik
    @positivecynik Год назад +319

    It's just flat scary how freaking good this album is.

    • @mikemiller4169
      @mikemiller4169 8 месяцев назад +9

      A very complete and no filler album.

    • @MichaelLloyd
      @MichaelLloyd 6 месяцев назад +3

      I wonder how they recorded it without autotune. Not really, no... I don't.

    • @SteveoGregg
      @SteveoGregg 6 месяцев назад +4

      I remember when this song came out ,I was 8 , and now I'm 56, that went by fast , one of the greatest rock bands ever!!!

    • @davidbest9747
      @davidbest9747 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@SteveoGregg same here, i was 9 :)

    • @SteveoGregg
      @SteveoGregg 6 месяцев назад

      @@davidbest9747 COOL 😎

  • @lilianakarapas9112
    @lilianakarapas9112 6 месяцев назад +44

    A stunning voice never to be forgotten by anyone who hears him sing. Wish he was still here happy & more recognised than he was in his lifetime. Not fair.

    • @markfrost2707
      @markfrost2707 4 месяца назад

      do u know the real reason he killed himself??

  • @robpittman1
    @robpittman1 Год назад +401

    Best debut album of all time...period. Brad's vocals with Scholz guitar sound are musical magic and incomparable.

    • @atomcraft4067
      @atomcraft4067 Год назад +4

      Jimi Hendrix " Are You Experiened " is up there for me.

    • @redbarchetta8782
      @redbarchetta8782 Год назад +9

      Well Van Halen had a good one too. ;)

    • @AmeriTerry
      @AmeriTerry Год назад +5

      Not to mention Mama.... Ann and Nancy debut with (Crazy on You-) Heart -Dreamboat Annie

    • @OnBendedKneeMusic
      @OnBendedKneeMusic Год назад +8

      I gotta go with Boston on this one, too.

    • @robchiappe9253
      @robchiappe9253 Год назад +5

      I agree with all 4 of those choices and would throw in G N' R "Appetite for Destruction" as well. For me it's a tough call between Boston and VH though for the best of all time.

  • @charlietwotimes
    @charlietwotimes Год назад +214

    His voice actually carries on under the guitar part. When it's solo tracked you can hear "ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" under where the guitar "comes in"... exvept it doesnt come in, it overlaps. Phenomenal register. If you see Rick Beato's analysis of this song where he isolates the vocal track it'll blow your mind! Ahh-ahh-ahh ❤
    RIP Brad Delp. Story is so sad 😢

    • @TheMightySynchromess
      @TheMightySynchromess 11 месяцев назад +2

      Yes. He warned the first responders that the house was full of gas so they wouldn't be killed.

    • @bobbys4327
      @bobbys4327 10 месяцев назад +3

      @@TheMightySynchromessHe actually died of carbon monoxide poisoning from charcoal grills in his bathroom where he died.

  • @mottahead6464
    @mottahead6464 Год назад +264

    I'm happy that Brad Delp is getting recognized in this video as the truly talented singer that he was.
    His voice will live forever in his recorded songs.

    • @seed_drill7135
      @seed_drill7135 Год назад +6

      How many hits did Boston have on just three albums with him? How many have they had on the three without?
      Nuff said.

    • @johnzubil2875
      @johnzubil2875 Год назад

      He didn't need this video to be recognized. Are you nuts.

    • @mottahead6464
      @mottahead6464 Год назад +10

      @@johnzubil2875 I meant when it comes to vocal tecnique, dude. Chill out.

    • @erikw9233
      @erikw9233 Год назад +1

      love brad delp but tom scholz is boston.... do some research man the first album had all their hits the first album was done over a course of like 7 years tom did all of it from his home while working a day job including writing the lyrics . brad just sang

    • @mottahead6464
      @mottahead6464 Год назад +3

      @@erikw9233 Brad sang beautifully on a record that sold millions of copies. Don't even try to minimize his talent. Just listen to those Boston records without Brad Delp.

  • @TomChopperGuitar
    @TomChopperGuitar 8 месяцев назад +39

    One of the greatest feel-good songs of all time. Written by a master and sung by an angel.

  • @castroup1
    @castroup1 Год назад +164

    "I closed my eyes and I slippled away...." The way Brad Delps voice just melts into Tom Scholz's opening guitar riff still sends chills up my spine even after all these years.

    • @geovanfernandorodrigues9814
      @geovanfernandorodrigues9814 Год назад

      Me emocionei!!!

    • @frandanco6289
      @frandanco6289 Год назад

      Slipped..... :)

    • @timhawkins3736
      @timhawkins3736 Год назад +2

      There's a video out there with his isolated vocal tracks and after the first chorus he sings the guitar melody....its amazing.

    • @Darin.Pearson
      @Darin.Pearson Год назад

      Perfect comment, Chris Stroup

    • @Jero-P
      @Jero-P 6 месяцев назад

      I couldn't tell the difference at first

  • @briangregory6303
    @briangregory6303 2 года назад +146

    RIP Mr Brad Delp. One of the greatest voices in the history of music, ever.

    • @BH-fr1cy
      @BH-fr1cy 2 года назад +1

      Dont need to say much more to that statement.

  • @mattphillips538
    @mattphillips538 2 года назад +273

    I remember the first time I heard this song on the radio as a 10 year old kid living in Boston in 1977, deep in economic recession, playgrounds full of dog $hit and broken glass, every family in my neighborhood succumbing to divorce... Brad's first high note hit like a bolt from the blue. It was the sound of hope. It still fills my eyes with tears even today with you playing it.

    • @sbalak
      @sbalak 2 года назад +14

      LMAO! not funny but your description of the despair in your environs is pure literary anguish! Cheers.

    • @sunshinefogleman127
      @sunshinefogleman127 2 года назад +5

      Brings tears to my eyes too!

    • @nomadforchrist4337
      @nomadforchrist4337 2 года назад +3

      Tom Scholz actually moved to Watertown from Ohio to go to mit. He set up his recording studio in his basement. I used to deliver brass fittings to a plumbing supplies place there and I live in Ohio and too, I'm involved with music, so many little connections. The marathon bomber was caught close to the plumbing supply as well.

    • @TheRoadDawg
      @TheRoadDawg 2 года назад +4

      I was also 10 in 1977, going thru the same thing. Well done.

    • @mattphillips538
      @mattphillips538 2 года назад +2

      @@TheRoadDawg This person knows what's up. #WeAreTheChampions

  • @gungunggadung6792
    @gungunggadung6792 Год назад +38

    Again, I’m tearing up…It’s a sadness and joyfulness all at once.

  • @maxbeast1611
    @maxbeast1611 2 года назад +184

    Brad Delp was one of the best vocalists in rock ever and Scholz’s genius was incomparable back then. It’s why those of us that were around for this songs debut in ‘76 still do not tire of hearing it, 46 years later.

    • @odurandina
      @odurandina 2 года назад

      She's almost orgasming..... Best opening song 1st album EVAAAR, topping even Led Zeppelin and Steely Dan (Do It Again). You'd take a woman to see Boston. Good things would happen before the night was over.

    • @jasoncapecod
      @jasoncapecod 2 года назад +2

      I was 14 when it came out. It changed my life. I still listen to the album.

    • @AldonH1
      @AldonH1 2 года назад +1

      I agree. That's why when she said at the beginning, "I believe I've heard this in a movie or on TV," my heart sank. I know it's "old" but vocal coaches/analysts should be intimately familiar with this band.

    • @SirManfly
      @SirManfly 2 года назад +1

      @@jasoncapecod I was 15 and haven’t stopped listening to this album ever since!! 😀🤟

    • @svgitana2499
      @svgitana2499 2 года назад

      So true!!!
      I was SIX YEARS OLD and I remember listening to this song over and over…….THAT is how good this song was, and it doesn’t get old!! 🙌🏻
      And of course using my wooden tennis racket to air jam 😆

  • @kevinagner5199
    @kevinagner5199 Год назад +402

    This woman is very impressive to me. A music academic with an almost childlike appreciation for music. She is like a mermaid swimming among the melody, rhythm, and vocals. She is immersed. Her face is so expressive. Awe, surprise, then joy. I just wonder what she sees when her eyes get that 10 thousand yard stare. She's amazing! One in a million.

    • @Greg-lo1tl
      @Greg-lo1tl 8 месяцев назад +22

      This world doesn't deserve her. We can all learn a lot from her approach to life.

    • @AROtotheN
      @AROtotheN 8 месяцев назад +2

      I love her, but honestly when I watched her Deftones "shut it and drive" I was like, and I even love that song, "it's not even that good, settle down"

    • @peachbottomblues9944
      @peachbottomblues9944 8 месяцев назад +17

      Yeah, she’s pretty much the perfect female if for nothing more than her face. But when u add in that personality and voice…she’s as perfect as a song from Boston’s debut album.

    • @susansabatka5318
      @susansabatka5318 7 месяцев назад +12

      Truly delightful. I'm an older grandmother and want to adopt her

    • @fabiobrondi8199
      @fabiobrondi8199 6 месяцев назад +9

      lol. Mermaid. That was an awesome, but true description of her.

  • @Thorsten_Kueppers
    @Thorsten_Kueppers 2 года назад +118

    Brad Delp, to me one of the greatest, yet underrated rock vocalists ever!

    • @urbanurchin5930
      @urbanurchin5930 2 года назад

      This is the second fool in this comments thread that has mentioned Brad Delp was "underrated". What is the matter with these idiots ?
      Brad Delp was NEVER underrated - EVER ! He was praised for his remarkable vocal abilities from the very beginning. Either, you are a child
      that was never there from the start - or you just don't know jack about music. Who else do you think is underrated ? Prince ? Micheal Jackson ?
      Steve Perry ? Freddie Mercury ? Maybe you should stick with Taylor Swift and some of that other teeny bopper stuff......what a dolt.....

  • @Thejonkler390
    @Thejonkler390 6 месяцев назад +30

    They don't make music like this anymore. Brad Delp is by far one of the best singers ever! Clean, smoothe, beautiful range and full of emotion. One in a million

  • @jaksilver3656
    @jaksilver3656 Год назад +64

    Even after all these years, hearing this song is like getting a hug from an old friend.

  • @acarch2
    @acarch2 Год назад +147

    My heart broke when I heard about Brad's death. Known as the nicest guy in rock and roll but was in so much inward pain. You will always live on with some of the Greatest music ever created! All of your fans still love you!!

    • @teresadbrownbrown3785
      @teresadbrownbrown3785 Год назад +1

      Amen

    • @doylemccarther3376
      @doylemccarther3376 Год назад +11

      Eddie Holleman was a driven, highly intelligent nerd in 1976. He chased me down because he was so excited about a new band. He had his cassette player in his backpack. He turned it on. Boston. I was as blown away by his appreciation of rock as i was by the music. A memorable moment from high school, thanks, Eddie!!

    • @chrislestermusic
      @chrislestermusic Год назад +5

      He really was a very nice guy every time I interacted with him.

    • @RFazor
      @RFazor Год назад +1

      Amen!

    • @MisoSilly
      @MisoSilly Год назад +3

      I've had a crush on him for over 30 years! ❤️

  • @jeffworley2459
    @jeffworley2459 Год назад +128

    Brad Delp had one of the greatest voices in rock history and the melodic composition that Tom Scholtz put together in this song is a timeless classic.

    • @plikkkk
      @plikkkk Год назад

      Arguably the greatest vocal talent in rock history. Who was better?

    • @walkawaycat431
      @walkawaycat431 Год назад +1

      @plikkkk Rik Emmett is almost as good. Listen to "Lay it on the line" singing, playing lead and rhythm is very hard. I love Bradley Delp as well.

  • @DAD-kz2di
    @DAD-kz2di 9 месяцев назад +34

    The vocal isolation tracks of his voice are mind blowing.

  • @stephanhamilton2083
    @stephanhamilton2083 Год назад +116

    The truly amazing part of this is that the music was mostly written by an MIT student with not a lot of musical training and, after recording most of it, he had to find a band to play it to go on tour. Mind blowing!!

    • @hmc2s
      @hmc2s Год назад +9

      Yep completely engineered and produced in Tom's basement in a suburb of Boston. Nothing like that has ever been done since in the world of music.

    • @DanMar5858
      @DanMar5858 Год назад +3

      @@hmc2s- actually Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails did essentially the same thing in the 80’s on his debut album “Pretty Hate Machine” he did the whole thing all by himself then had to find musicians to play the music live.

    • @declanrex9435
      @declanrex9435 Год назад

      dave grohl did the same thing@@hmc2s

    • @markanderson2904
      @markanderson2904 Месяц назад

      ​​@@hmc2sEmitt Rhodes did the same thing. On his debut album. Played every instrument. Engineered and recorded (and mixed with a 4-track machine) in his home. He even scratched "Recorded at home" in the space between the label and the outfeed groove of the vinyl record. Leon Russell is reported to have played every instrument on his debut album. I believe Paul McCartney played everything on his debut album.

  • @markj6506
    @markj6506 2 года назад +208

    He actually sings the high notes with the guitar. If you isolate his voice from the mix you can hear it . Rick Beato analysis this song on his channel and he'll isolate all the parts to show the skill and his appreciation for the artists. I was tearing up hearing Brad sing, they said he was the nicest guy in rock n roll. So awesome your analyzing this song,i knew you would appreciate it.

    • @Fuzcapp
      @Fuzcapp 2 года назад +26

      Rick Beato's break down of this song is superb. It was the thing that made me a subscriber to Rick's channel.

    • @vanyadolly
      @vanyadolly 2 года назад +5

      Incredible!

    • @billmcentire9923
      @billmcentire9923 2 года назад +5

      Ricks video is a must to watch.

    • @gregh5665
      @gregh5665 2 года назад +15

      I love Rick's analysis. One thing he fails to mention, which Elizabeth picks up on, is the band's universally awesome 70s hair (11:20). This is an excellent point, often overlooked by serious musical theorists. LOL.

    • @joelspaulding5964
      @joelspaulding5964 2 года назад +18

      Rick/Elizabeth crossover, please.

  • @1pianorock
    @1pianorock Год назад +75

    Vocals send shivers down my spine 50 years later 😮

  • @kimberlykernehan1937
    @kimberlykernehan1937 5 месяцев назад +10

    Elizabeth, I absolutely love watching your facial expressions while listening to this Boston song! I was blessed enough to grow up with listening to Boston and the study you mentioned is correct in the fact that this period of music really attached itself to the feelings and emotions of those that grew up listening. When I hear this song in particular I can literally close my eyes and I am transported back to my 12 year old self in 1976! Brad Delp was and still is the best vocalist in Rock and unfortunately he has never been recognized as such! Delp and Boston need to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!!!

  • @jackarmstrong1838
    @jackarmstrong1838 2 года назад +108

    Probably the best first album of all time. Elizabeth, please don’t stop at just this song! PLEASE listen to MORE!

    • @dianelevie3360
      @dianelevie3360 2 года назад +11

      You should watch the Rick Beato video "What makes this song great" Fascinating! You will never hear it the same way again. In a good way!!

    • @snave59
      @snave59 2 года назад +3

      You're right.The whole album was good.

    • @stevegreen6112
      @stevegreen6112 2 года назад

      I'll take Meatloaf "bat out of hell" as the best first album. That and King Crimson

    • @lazarlazarov7857
      @lazarlazarov7857 2 года назад

      @@dianelevie3360 Rick is the butcher of the music

    • @LotsaFails
      @LotsaFails 2 года назад +1

      Best debut in the history of rock music. Every track is gold

  • @RichardWagenknecht
    @RichardWagenknecht 2 года назад +98

    Brad Delp was incredible. Another artist lost to suicide. Rick Beato did a great analysis of this song too. Love your work!

    • @ceeko5484
      @ceeko5484 2 года назад +6

      I grew tired of this song after hearing it so many times. Beatos video made me re-appreciate the track and the painstaking details that went into it.

  • @BigTexan59
    @BigTexan59 Год назад +111

    I don't normally pay attention to channels like yours, but the pure unadulterated joy you display for music of all kinds makes you an exception. Your reactions give me a different perspective of some of my favorite musical artists, and for that I am a grateful subscriber. Thanks Elizabeth!

  • @danasixty5402
    @danasixty5402 9 месяцев назад +16

    Just graduated high school . Cruising in my 67 4sd Super Sport Chevelle . A great time to be alive .

  • @TheAcgtrs
    @TheAcgtrs 2 года назад +261

    You could have picked any song off the debut album. Essentially, it’s a perfect record. 17 million + albums sold, makes it one of the greatest debut albums of all time… To think that it was recorded in a basement, in Milford Massachusetts. For the most part has only 3 musicians on it. Sib on drums (under appreciated drummer). Brad Delp sings every single vocal, including all of the harmonies… The there’s the genius of Tom, playing the rest of the instruments. Remarkable, really.
    I hope you’ll do more than one song of Boston’s. No matter how well you may know the music, sitting, and studying it, as you do in these reactions, I guarantee you’ll hear something that you may have missed in passive listenings.

    • @Thorsten_Kueppers
      @Thorsten_Kueppers 2 года назад +9

      The Boston album re-defined, how rock music can sound. Nothing sounded this huge back then. And Tom Scholz did it more or less all by himself. Some say he even invented pick-dragging, don‘t know if that’s true …

    • @matthewdrews
      @matthewdrews 2 года назад +12

      Amen. You can probably count on one hand the number of albums where EVERY SONG on the album is a hit. This is one such album.

    • @bobm.172
      @bobm.172 2 года назад +3

      Such an amazing album! A perfect album.

    • @ChrisEchoes
      @ChrisEchoes 2 года назад +4

      And I might be mistaken but most of the album wasn’t even recorded in a proper studio but in Scholz’s basement.

    • @dreadpirate88
      @dreadpirate88 2 года назад +3

      Is it Sib on drums? I thought he was only on Let Me Take You Home Tonight

  • @PhilliptBates
    @PhilliptBates 2 года назад +49

    This is definitely the studio recording. I love it when he softly echoes the guitar line in parts. Such an amazing voice.

    • @mraustinworking
      @mraustinworking 2 года назад +11

      Sounds like the studio recording re-recorded on cassette tape from an old record.

    • @MattSmith-il4tc
      @MattSmith-il4tc 2 года назад +6

      @@mraustinworking Yeah, it's unfortunate that this audio sounds so bad. One of the amazing things about Boston, is Scholz's recording and production techniques. The fidelity is next level...and it's completely lost in this video.

    • @Triton_Secure
      @Triton_Secure 2 года назад +1

      It's also interesting that the video never seems to show Tom's face - the only close-ups are of him playing the bass guitar.

    • @lcampise
      @lcampise 2 года назад +1

      @@mraustinworking And left in a hot car so the shell's slightly warped and drags just enough to pull the pitch down at times! Regardless, it's nice to celebrate this magical music. So far ahead of its time.

  • @Digital_Alchemy
    @Digital_Alchemy 2 года назад +54

    Elizabeth is one of those people that walks into a room & the lights literally glow brighter. Her enthusiasm & child-like excitement absolutely make these vids. I love Julia as well, but nothing is better than seeing Liz light up like a kid on Christmas morning. Her husband (and now young child) are VERY lucky to have her spirit in their lives. She has got to be one of the most real & UNapologetically HERSELF people I've ever encountered. Love from NC... Jordan

    • @tmtjr
      @tmtjr 2 года назад +2

      I agree. Her enthusiasm and joy just shine. I really enjoy her reactions.

    • @saltymahero9898
      @saltymahero9898 2 года назад

      ...I only come here for slowly growing smiles .

    • @texasd1385
      @texasd1385 Год назад

      Yep

  • @StevePuckett-lm2rn
    @StevePuckett-lm2rn 5 месяцев назад +7

    Bless your heart. Sorry you weren't even a sparkle in your mom or dad's eye when that album was released. I'm so happy I was part of all this music. Best time for music ever!!

  • @caryd67
    @caryd67 2 года назад +136

    I have been waiting for a professional vocalist such as yourself to analyze Brad Delp. For me, the greatest voice in rocknroll. Thank you 🙏🏻
    Brad took his life in 2007. He left a note that said in French (he was Canadian) “I am a lonely soul.”
    From one lonely soul to another: Try. Try to find someone to talk to. Just try, even though it’s hard. You have value. Talent. Purpose. Meaning. You are cherished and loved.

    • @MrDryqula
      @MrDryqula 2 года назад +3

      He was not Canadian, but his parents were French Canadian immigrants. Delp himself was born and raised in Massachusetts.

    • @michaelcoffman4185
      @michaelcoffman4185 2 года назад +6

      This song, this band, yanked the floor out from under me when I was a kid. Rush is another band that grabbed my heart, especially the spirit of radio and time stands still. That's a song that helps me spiritually. Thank God my neighbor introduced me to Rush. I needed a lot of help and one day I heard Time Stands Still by Rush. I couldn't get enough of that song, it was an immense blessing for me, it still is, especially after Neil Pert passed away. There is only amazement watching him pour every ounce of himself into his craft. Huge thanks to both groups.

    • @caryd67
      @caryd67 2 года назад +3

      @@michaelcoffman4185 I’m right there with you. The very first Rush track I ever heard was Anthem, I was 14 years old, and became an instant Rush fan. Saw them in Vancouver at 16, Grace Under Pressure tour, and then many times after that over the years. RIP Professor.

    • @ExperienceEric
      @ExperienceEric 2 года назад +1

      You have a Lord and Savior in Jesus Christ that has been reaching out to you since you were born. I was very lonely for most of my life and then in my 40's began to read the Bible for myself and it changed me and my life forever. I've never been lonely or felt unhappy for one day of my life since I came to faith Him. I never knew you could feel peace in this life until that day.

    • @karlsmith2570
      @karlsmith2570 2 года назад

      I knew that Brad committed suicide, but I thought it was in the mid 80's, shortly after the Third Stage album was released

  • @kelleyforeman
    @kelleyforeman 2 года назад +222

    Tom Scholz’s genius cannot be overestimated. He recorded most of this entire album by himself in his basement, except for the glorious vocals and the drums. Tom was an engineer at Polaroid by day, and invented several devices for music recording.

    • @EricT3769
      @EricT3769 2 года назад +13

      Very true. I remember from years ago that he received a BS and a Masters degree in Engineering from M.I.T. Pretty accomplished.

    • @midi510
      @midi510 2 года назад +4

      He also taught at MIT, right?

    • @picklesmcmillan217
      @picklesmcmillan217 2 года назад +1

      Ottawa Hills, Ohio.

    • @ImYourOverlord
      @ImYourOverlord 2 года назад +2

      *overestimated, but yeah 😁

    • @kelleyforeman
      @kelleyforeman 2 года назад +2

      @@ImYourOverlord ha! You’re right. The caffeine’s had not yet kicked in when I write it. I shall edit it.

  • @metalmark1214
    @metalmark1214 2 года назад +124

    Probably Boston's most famous song. Next one I'd recommend Foreplay/LongTime or Don't Look Back

    • @killahgrag1
      @killahgrag1 2 года назад

      I love the original, but the cover by Two Minutes to Late Night is amazing. ruclips.net/video/oqW3V5H3e2M/видео.html

    • @cyhawk4788
      @cyhawk4788 2 года назад +2

      I was always in love with Feelin’ Satisfied but they’re all great!

    • @cmr8er8
      @cmr8er8 2 года назад +4

      I second the Foreplay/LongTime suggestion.

    • @glenzenaf
      @glenzenaf 2 года назад +4

      Another +1 for Foreplay/LongTime. My all-time favorite Boston song.

    • @CJPostal
      @CJPostal 2 года назад +5

      I've always loved More Than A Feeling but Foreplay/Long Time has the edge over it for me. That album is just amazing

  • @barryseymourmusic
    @barryseymourmusic 4 месяца назад +18

    I have been listening to so many of these old songs for 40-50 years or so. They're a little worn out for me. But to hear Elizabeth dive into them in detail, to hear her enthusiasm, her awe and her assessment of the actual performance from a musical perspective re-kindles my appreciation for them.
    I remember the moment I first heard this song; I was getting ready for a rehearsal with my band in San Francisco when the drummer brought this new album in and dropped the needle. We were just floored, blown away, obliterated, at how AMAZINGLY GOOD this album was.
    Brad Delp was one of the greatest singers of all time, bar none. An amazing voice, a tender heart, and a profoundly tragic loss.

    • @markfrost2707
      @markfrost2707 4 месяца назад

      learn why he killed himself...it was very bad

  • @thomaschichester3020
    @thomaschichester3020 Год назад +55

    Boston's first album is one of my favorites, but I absolutely *LOVE* this lady. The way she's totally into the song, the singer's technique, even the very moment of the piece is contagiously joyful. Her facial expressions, tone of voice, even her giggles remind me of my deceased first wife. That total immersion in the joy of the moment is one of the many reasons I married my dear departed Jeanette. Rock on my love.

    • @petersmedley459
      @petersmedley459 Год назад +8

      Your Jeanette sounds like a beautiful lady. May she live long and loud in your memory.

    • @debspeelman
      @debspeelman Год назад +7

      I agree - it was like watching a child see something awesome for the first time. Made my day.

    • @terrybrisebois5690
      @terrybrisebois5690 Год назад

      A classic among the best😊

  • @in-tuneguitaracademy9074
    @in-tuneguitaracademy9074 2 года назад +145

    Thank Tom Scholz, MIT graduate and guitarist extraordinaire for the arrangement and production. One of the best produced albums ever, using mid-seventies technology. No Pro Tools. No auto-tune. One of the most talented bands ever.

    • @scott852
      @scott852 2 года назад +8

      They were years or decades ahead of the majority of top 40 rock bands, In their production value. Only rush was of equal value But they were a bit too complex for the top 40 market.

    • @snakedoktor6020
      @snakedoktor6020 2 года назад +8

      Don't forget he was on the team at Polaroid that invented the instamatic camera. Plus he invented most of the equipment in his home studio, where the first album was recorded.
      He actually can be called a genius.

    • @yrsued
      @yrsued 2 года назад +6

      But this is the perfect example of when musicians and singers knew their craft, they could play and they could sing!!

    • @MrIh8hondas
      @MrIh8hondas 2 года назад +3

      Tom Sholz is one of those people whose contributions to society make you so happy, but the fact that he was so damn good at so damn many things makes you sort of hate him at the same time. Like, share the talent, dude. Stop hoarding it. And then again, if he hadn't hoarded all of the talent we may never have gotten this song, or Foreplay/Long Time, or Smokin', Peace of Mind, or Rock n' Roll Band, or any of their other amazing songs.

    • @sandysmom100
      @sandysmom100 2 года назад

      EXactly ! The way real music was back in the day when ppl could really sing like Delp !! He has one of the best voices in rock ever!,

  • @jamesaraujo6296
    @jamesaraujo6296 2 года назад +153

    I’ve watched numerous reaction vids to this masterpiece and yours is the only reaction that expresses the overwhelming joy and awe that it deserves. Yes!!! Finally someone that feels it, not just analyses it. Thank you for giving Brad’s astounding and beautiful voice and this uniquely evocative song their due respect with your delightful reaction. Subscribed!

    • @maf5454
      @maf5454 2 года назад +4

      My brother you said it all! It is a true masterpiece no doubt. I recall fondly the first time I experienced it and was awestruck.Your comment on feeling the cut is so correct. I didn't just hear the cut but felt it someplace that for the life of me can't explain it! Delp's voice is simply incredible, range, fullness, and of course sustain. Then Scholz magic makes this simply amazing. Look, the guy is an incredible musician and has a Masters in Electrical Engineering from MIT! Somehow it doesn't seem fair does it? And finally he designed many of his effects and his own recording studio. Be well and safe peace to you and yours.

    • @tugglesthe1st85
      @tugglesthe1st85 2 года назад

      ty, well said

    • @johnwycough1955
      @johnwycough1955 2 года назад +1

      Yes. Her reaction is wonderful

    • @mundanemorselsmundanemorse7028
      @mundanemorselsmundanemorse7028 2 года назад

      Try rick beato

    • @jorgemilian9242
      @jorgemilian9242 2 года назад

      The joy on your face watching this tells us more than any analysis.

  • @mstafford0081
    @mstafford0081 5 месяцев назад +10

    There is a beautiful irony of seeing an immense enjoyment from a song written about music being his outlet

  • @gibbopg
    @gibbopg 2 года назад +83

    One of the most iconic 70’s songs and vocals. This demonstrates when all facets come together to make an awesome hit. RIP Brad...

    • @tonynoon8693
      @tonynoon8693 2 года назад +5

      yeah, it's amazing that someone who brought so much joy to everyone else ended in such a bad place himself. Depression sucks.

    • @odurandina
      @odurandina 2 года назад

      She's almost orgasming..... Best opening song 1st album EVAAAR, topping even Led Zeppelin and Steely Dan (Do It Again). You'd take a woman to see Boston. Good things would happen before the night was over.

  • @jimdukeproject
    @jimdukeproject 2 года назад +99

    As much as he achieved the high pitches in the studio, he also hit the notes live, and held the last note as well. Amazing voice.

    • @odurandina
      @odurandina 2 года назад

      She's almost orgasming..... Best opening song 1st album EVAAAR, topping even Led Zeppelin and Steely Dan (Do It Again). You'd take a woman to see Boston. Good things would happen before the night was over.

    • @TerryMundy
      @TerryMundy 2 года назад +9

      And back in the day when singers couldn't rely on autotune. That was a day when was no faking. Bands of the 70's and early 80's were incredible.

  • @txdrmr
    @txdrmr Год назад +45

    This is honestly the ONE song I could listen to constantly and never, ever tire of it. Brad Delp's vocals were a gift to all of us. How this album was made is a story that is almost impossible to believe. Scholz is a genius...literally. And then to hear that "Smells like teen spirit" was molded around the guitar riff....brilliance.

  • @rmac1199
    @rmac1199 5 месяцев назад +4

    Boston has been my favorite band for 49 years. It warms my heart to see younger people appreciating this great music. I was privileged to live in the time when all this great music was hitting the airwaves.
    Thank you for analyzing this great, great song.

  • @hinjurock70
    @hinjurock70 2 года назад +189

    Brad Delp's voice was insanely good. RIP.

    • @charlese1077
      @charlese1077 2 года назад +9

      and when add in the A+ engineering it’s one of the best albums in history. Perfectly executed

  • @JamesMoore-un3cu
    @JamesMoore-un3cu Год назад +57

    You are listening to one of the most iconic bands, with one of the most iconic singers, EVER. Scholz's genius plus Brad's vocals were truly legendary. This is why you'll never hear something as special as the music in the 70s/80s ever again. There was just a creativity and an expanse of talent I've never seen again, nor will likely ever be seen again. The fact that Tom Scholz wrote, played and recorded this album in his basement is just STUNNING. RIP Boston.

    • @kingkrimson8771
      @kingkrimson8771 Год назад

      Yes, I feel very fortunate that my formative teen years coincided with the greatest era in rock/pop music. Still have this Boston album in vinyl form but it's worn from hundreds of playings.

  • @brett2015
    @brett2015 2 года назад +253

    Steve Perry is always deemed “The Voice” but I’d put Delp right there with him. Dude was insane 🔥🔥

    • @KozmikZootz
      @KozmikZootz 2 года назад +10

      Yeah, that's a "1A" and "1B" situation, without need to classify them further!

    • @cdbdbsabzb
      @cdbdbsabzb 2 года назад +18

      I'd put Delp a step above Perry but that's likely due to the better tunes ne sings.

    • @tonyhomant244
      @tonyhomant244 2 года назад +2

      @@cdbdbsabzb in his prime, definitely.

    • @ExSkyCyclePilot
      @ExSkyCyclePilot 2 года назад +13

      Perry had range, but I always found his enunciation sloppy and indistinct. He slurred words and phrases. Delp, on the other hand...

    • @brett2015
      @brett2015 2 года назад +3

      @@ExSkyCyclePilot Thats a very good point.

  • @vladimirvegaiii5470
    @vladimirvegaiii5470 4 месяца назад +6

    I love how you feel the music! Same here. And yes, that's an incredible song!

  • @seanburns2669
    @seanburns2669 2 года назад +130

    I watched Rick Beato's take on this song, and I was amazed to discover that his vocal continues, doubling the guitar after "slipped away"!! It's an absolutely stunning vocal performance. PS your expression at 7:23 is so perfect!

    • @robbnj
      @robbnj 2 года назад +2

      My first thought when he sang "I slipped away" in this video.

    • @JETstudiosinc
      @JETstudiosinc 2 года назад +3

      I was just going to share this! Great breakdown of that song

    • @chrisbeaman8520
      @chrisbeaman8520 2 года назад +2

      I saw that too

    • @VadersRage
      @VadersRage 2 года назад +8

      I absolutely LOVE how Rick Beato dissects this song....especially when he isolates the vocal tracks. Delp was truly a gift to rock music.
      The piece Beato did for "Hitch A Ride" was equally fun, too.

  • @dethtongue945
    @dethtongue945 2 года назад +66

    One of the greatest albums ever created. Every song on this album was pure gold. When I was a teenager everyone listened to this band and everyone had this album, and here's the kicker. This was the mid 80's I'm talking about. The freaking album was already ten years old then. That's how huge Boston was. Such a joy to watch Elizabeth listen to this.

    • @treetopjones737
      @treetopjones737 Год назад +2

      I'm 60 - I don't recall being aware of the album in '76, but by 78/79 it was one of those albums everyone had.

    • @emiliverson1765
      @emiliverson1765 Год назад +1

      I grew up in Maine, they were from Boston. A regional band for us . 76 was a bumper crop of talent that we were exposed to that year. If you thought they were great in the 80', the synthesizer was something had never heard of before.

    • @stevef1160
      @stevef1160 Год назад

      Absolutely. Aloso loved this from its release. And so good to see Elizabeth gets it...pure joy.

  • @sierraridgereaper
    @sierraridgereaper 2 года назад +41

    There will never be enough superlatives to convey what Brads vocals did for most everyone who listened to boston. He is unforgettable and his vocals have a way of bringing your emotions to the surface with ease. This album was actually the first record I owned, was given to me by my cousin in 76, was mesmerized by it and I still have it and spin it to this day. Sad that he took his own life after giving so much to his listeners...

  • @stephenhesse536
    @stephenhesse536 5 месяцев назад +6

    Woke up to this song every morning my senior year of highschool. One of my all time favorites.

  • @bscott8383
    @bscott8383 Год назад +44

    It's so emotionally satisfying to see a young l person of a different generation react in such a similar way, as I did as a teenager when this song came out. It's such a happy uplifting rock song that I still listen to today! Fantastic reaction! Makes you smile, sing along, move your feet!😊

    • @little1942
      @little1942 Год назад +2

      I’m sitting here thinking the same thing! I was a kid when this came out. It’s STILL on my playlist. Just an awesome song all around.

  • @dannycasson1551
    @dannycasson1551 2 года назад +126

    Imagine being a teenager when this album hit the airwaves. It blew everybody away!
    We had no idea at the time that this would go on to be one of the greatest records ever!

    • @EricHenning
      @EricHenning 2 года назад +9

      Absolutely! I was in junior hugh and when this played on the bus, our heads exploded. We’d never heard composition and production like this before. It changed rock forever. And years later, when I found out that Tom Scholz had basically mixed this in his basement, my head exploded again!

    • @benttimely
      @benttimely 2 года назад +4

      I was 14, and yes I was blown away. It set Rock on it's ear. My best friends sister had a boyfriend with an awesome stereo system in his place. We would listen to this cranked up until our ears blead. Good times, great tunes! Epic album!

    • @texasd1385
      @texasd1385 2 года назад +10

      No, we knew this was one of the best records ever made when it came out lol

    • @andrewmorgan1819
      @andrewmorgan1819 2 года назад +6

      @@texasd1385 Agreed, from the fade in you knew this album was special. The best debut album ever.

    • @chriswiedeman2956
      @chriswiedeman2956 2 года назад +4

      I bought this album with my own money back in '77, along with KISS Alive II when I was 10. It blew my mind then and still does today. I've since handed all my vinyl down to my youngest daughter and she cherishes this stuff.

  • @ronnieshearer7307
    @ronnieshearer7307 Год назад +47

    I swear I could listen/watch Elizabeth comment on any piece of music. She has this almost child like enthusiasm that’s infectious. She’s adorable

  • @jayjay8
    @jayjay8 5 месяцев назад +11

    I quoted this song in my Senior yearbook, “so many people have come and gone, their faces fade as the years go by, yet I still recall as I wonder on, as clear as the sun in the summer sky.” I love the idea that even though people are transient sometimes, slipping in and out of your life, that on those moments that maybe a song can bring back they will be as clear and a bright in your memory as the summer sun. It’s true.

  • @MACBoricua
    @MACBoricua Год назад +139

    Tom Scholtz, as a musical engineer genius and Delp’s vocals….. supreme mastering!

    • @OddTimeMan
      @OddTimeMan Год назад +5

      It's Scholz (without the "t"). Rhymes with "moles".

    • @MACBoricua
      @MACBoricua Год назад +5

      @@OddTimeMan Yes, sorry I misspelled it LOL

  • @sunshinefogleman127
    @sunshinefogleman127 2 года назад +72

    As a child of the 70's and 80's, the nostalgia this song conjures for me is so strong! Boston is one of the most perfect rock bands ever. There is so much talent on stage in this video, and Brad Delp's vocals just carry me away to another time, a better time! Thanks for the great review!

    • @scottshields113
      @scottshields113 2 года назад +3

      At 54 I feel that same nostalgia to this song. I still crank up the stereo while driving when this comes on the radio. It's like a time warp of remembrance.

    • @genxgamerdad141
      @genxgamerdad141 2 года назад +4

      @@scottshields113 Same. Caught my 16 year old cranking up Boston the other day. 😄

    • @vitorioc.v.3821
      @vitorioc.v.3821 2 года назад +4

      My FAVORITE vocalist bar none and my favorite rock band of all time !!..R.I.P. Brad..I'm 58 years young and i still rock out to Boston as if hearing them for the first time..

    • @JeffCogswell
      @JeffCogswell 2 года назад +3

      Yes! Born 68 here, and I could go to sleep listening to music like this!

    • @cablezilla
      @cablezilla 2 года назад

      I agree!!

  • @bertpunkaficionado8357
    @bertpunkaficionado8357 2 года назад +163

    This album sounds like a greatest hits album: every song is brilliant, a hit. Many bands have to release multiple albums to gather such a collection. There is no B-side, it's got two A-sides.

    • @davearonow65
      @davearonow65 2 года назад

      No album has a b side.
      A sides and b sides are designations of single releases not entire albums.

    • @RangKlos
      @RangKlos 2 года назад +4

      Plus it's their debut.

    • @ub2bn
      @ub2bn 2 года назад +2

      It's like Steely Dan's Asia Album... all masterpieces in their own right.

    • @pervyturtle2673
      @pervyturtle2673 2 года назад +5

      When I first got the album I was genuinely surprised it wasnt a greatest hits

    • @josephpoole2826
      @josephpoole2826 2 года назад +4

      Amazing that this song is around 50 years old and holds up! It is one of my top 10 all time favorites

  • @bryanjohnson6705
    @bryanjohnson6705 6 месяцев назад +8


    Scholz is an MIT-trained engineer who designed and built his own recording studio in an apartment basement in the early 1970s. A fan of rock music throughout his teen years, Scholz began writing songs while earning his master's degree at MIT.[2] The first Boston album was mostly recorded in his basement studio, primarily using devices he invented. Tom also built his own guitars which is one reason for his unique sound

  • @mnardozzi
    @mnardozzi 2 года назад +28

    That transition you liked so well at the beginning, where you said it was like the guitars took over for voice, if you listen to the isolated vocals, Brad Delp is actually singing with the guitar. It's ethereal to the point of almost being spooky.

  • @sabre1080
    @sabre1080 2 года назад +22

    Brad Delps voice just draws all the emotions out of even the coldest hearts. 15 years gone yet he is still is as powerful as he was in life.

  • @jamesjohnson8601
    @jamesjohnson8601 2 года назад +114

    Triumph's song Magic Power has the same type of message of how music can help you through a bad day. Check out their performance at the 1983 U.S. Festival along with other tracks like Fight the good fight and Never Surrender along with Lay it on the Line. all from the same show. You will find the positive message along With Rik Emmets amazing vocals quite enjoyable.

    • @christophertaylor9100
      @christophertaylor9100 2 года назад +13

      Yeah I'd love to see her do some Triuph

    • @19freddy73
      @19freddy73 2 года назад +12

      Agree, love Triumph, Rik Emmett is a beast vocally and on the guitar. I listen to that album alot.

    • @EB64
      @EB64 2 года назад +11

      Magic Power is one of my all-time favorites! Would LOVE to see her analyze it!

    • @jamesbarca7229
      @jamesbarca7229 2 года назад +7

      I was just about to suggest the same thing.
      I saw Triumph at the American Rock Festival in 1984 and they sounded great.

    • @alanreid477
      @alanreid477 2 года назад +4

      I have to agree with you on Rik's voice,I really love the Sport Of Kings album and his quality shines through on this👍

  • @staffordrh2
    @staffordrh2 3 месяца назад +2

    It was such a joy to see your feedback on Boston's More Than A Feeling. I have watched others videos of trained singers and voice coaches first reactions to this song. It truly blesses my heart to see others of your generation discover music I grew up on. I was in high school when this song come out. It was one of my favorites. But out of all the videos I've watched like this one, your reaction is absolutely my favorite. The joy I see on your face when Brad Delp hits those high notes; it like watching a child on Christmas morning discovering the treasures under the Christmas tree. 🎶🎄

  • @albreezy26
    @albreezy26 2 года назад +81

    Every time I hear foreplay/longtime, I have to stop what I'm doing and become an air instrumentalist for whichever part is striking me at the moment. One of the few songs that still hits just as hard every time you listen to it.

    • @durden215
      @durden215 2 года назад +7

      Same, but I tend to lean towards air drums during that intro.

    • @nhogan84
      @nhogan84 2 года назад +4

      Foreplay is one of the MAIN reasons I wanted to learn to play drums. That and Blackened made me pick up the sticks and learn.

    • @burleydad
      @burleydad 2 года назад +2

      It’s a moral imperative.

    • @joker14n
      @joker14n 2 года назад +1

      Right ??!!!!🤘

    • @KozmikZootz
      @KozmikZootz 2 года назад +2

      @@durden215 As one does...

  • @ningrlpwr
    @ningrlpwr 2 года назад +29

    This is my favorite song. I told my kids watch her face when he holds that note and then goes higher and higher. I knew you’d love it. It’s amazing what he could do and how he matched the guitar with that note. This song does exactly what it talks about in the lyrics. You can jump right in and drift away.

  • @Askamaia
    @Askamaia 2 года назад +28

    This song means so much to me. I remember this playing on the radio as i was speeding to the hospital for the birth of my daugter. I will never not get tears in my eyes hearing it.

  • @martinblevins9442
    @martinblevins9442 2 месяца назад +3

    I agree about emotion connected to songs from your youth. I was 18 when this album released. I'm now 66 and thier music gives me chills and brings a tear to my eye

  • @paulwells3689
    @paulwells3689 2 года назад +18

    I absolutely adore watching how genuinely happy listening to these amazing vocalists you are. Your enthusiasm is contagious

  • @jfranklinevans
    @jfranklinevans 2 года назад +52

    This song got me through an extremely dark, depressing period of my life, back when it first came out, so it has a special place in my heart. Boston was the first band I managed to see live, too, during their Don't Look Back tour in 1979. Thank you for reintroducing me to Brad Delp's glorious vocals and this beautiful piece of music.

    • @brianruyack7632
      @brianruyack7632 2 года назад +5

      My first concert and tour too!! Municipal Auditorium downtown KC MO.

  • @SEKreiver
    @SEKreiver 2 года назад +100

    "More Than a Feeling" was basically THE song that got me into hard rock. Tom Scholz is a genius as an engineer, producer and guitarist. BTW, Randy Rhoads was a BIG fan of Scholz's guitar tone.

    • @AnthonyP73
      @AnthonyP73 2 года назад

      What were you into prior?

    • @Markothunder
      @Markothunder 2 года назад +4

      That's cool. I didn't know that. R.I.P. Randy Rhoads and Brad Delp. We miss you both:(

    • @caryd67
      @caryd67 2 года назад +2

      I think the whole damn world was shocked by Tom’s guitar tone..

    • @darryllcagle9090
      @darryllcagle9090 2 года назад

      Everyone should be a fan of his tone.

    • @menotyou8369
      @menotyou8369 2 года назад

      So was everyone else. :)

  • @PeterParker-gt3xl
    @PeterParker-gt3xl 3 месяца назад +1

    Great analysis, the "voice" (he finally took a breath!), the harmony with simple bass, drum, solo and chord arrangement yet sweet and magical, after all these decades still never get tired of hearing them.

  • @JoeM390
    @JoeM390 Год назад +152

    When this song and album came out in 1976 we were all just blown away!! We'd never heard anything like it!

    • @andrewshaver5800
      @andrewshaver5800 Год назад +7

      There hasn't been anything like it since, either. A one of a kind classic.

    • @threalismaradona9899
      @threalismaradona9899 Год назад +6

      @@andrewshaver5800 No bands sounds like Boston they were unique

    • @davidsmith6976
      @davidsmith6976 Год назад +2

      @@andrewshaver5800 100%

    • @stevepoythress4678
      @stevepoythress4678 Год назад +2

      What will blow you away more, they started making this album in 1968 (it took 8 years to create), that's how far ahead of the rock genre they were

    • @davidsmith6976
      @davidsmith6976 Год назад

      @@stevepoythress4678 I love the first album,thats mind blowing,but with Tom Scholz ,he was ahead of his time.

  • @timsmith1589
    @timsmith1589 2 года назад +23

    Boston is one of the few bands that I can sit and listen to for hours, Delp's voice never gets old to me.

  • @spidersj12
    @spidersj12 2 года назад +39

    Never had a song has a better title than "More Than a Feeling", music is more than a feeling, much more than a feeling. This song permeates my youth and young adulthood playing on my classic rock station every day. That guitar riff is unforgettable, you know this song in 1-2 seconds of hearing that riff.

  • @taras3702
    @taras3702 3 месяца назад +2

    More Than a Feeling is one of my most favorite songs, I can lose myself in both Brad Delp's singing and the fantastic guitar riffs and chords. This song resonates with me. Wonderful song all around, I am so sorry Mr. Delp passed away the way he did. Sadly the stars which burn brightest burn out all too soon. Rest in peace Mr. Delp. Thank you Elizabeth for delving into this song, it's good people knowledgeable about music such as yourself are doing these deep dives into these artists' music.

  • @jesuslovesbass3944
    @jesuslovesbass3944 Год назад +24

    One of my favorite bands. My heart breaks for Brad Delp, great musician and vocalist. Boston was my era, I was 14 when this song came out and I grew up listening to them and still listen to them frequently at age 61.

  • @SJR_Media_Group
    @SJR_Media_Group 2 года назад +37

    The way Brad Delp moves from chest to head to falsetto is amazing... no breaks, completely smooth transitions. Who doesn't love giant runs and giant hooks into killer chorus. Been fan of Boston since that song.

  • @edbreeding7862
    @edbreeding7862 Год назад +37

    I remember seeing Boston in concert at Largo Maryland right after the album came out. They sounded just like the record! Brad's voice was unreal, goosebumps would raise on my arms! When they played this song, Tom and a full sized pipe organ raised up out of the floor! It was magical. You, young lady, are amazing, how you analyze a song is unreal! Thanks for always making my day.

    • @bantau88
      @bantau88 Год назад +2

      Well that's a great story thank you

    • @stephenbuchanan2619
      @stephenbuchanan2619 Год назад +1

      +1 Cap Center. Many an evening with dull/ringing ears spent looking for my car!

  • @jennifers6055
    @jennifers6055 10 месяцев назад +10

    Why, oh why do his vocals make me cry? They are so gorgeous. ❤️

    • @keithwollenberg5237
      @keithwollenberg5237 3 месяца назад

      Because unlike Ms Zharoff, you get that this is actually a melancholy song.

    • @piaraskelly1038
      @piaraskelly1038 2 месяца назад

      I was wondering why I was crying, and just then came across your comment. I'm not sure it's anything simplistic or explicable, touches something deep within.

  • @timphelan2873
    @timphelan2873 2 года назад +36

    It goes without saying that you should do more Boston songs as they are all breath taking vocally. Brad Delp was superhuman in a time with minimal vocal and post production processing. "Foreplay/Long time" would be incredible!

  • @rogerkirk4759
    @rogerkirk4759 Год назад +25

    Brad Delp was an anomaly and a once in a lifetime vocalist. I could listen to this tune every day, the rest of my life and never tire of it. 😢

  • @oldairforcedude
    @oldairforcedude Год назад +30

    I totally share your enthusiasm. I’m 71 now and have enjoyed Boston for decades. A timeless classic. Tom and Brad, RIP.

    • @SailingSarah
      @SailingSarah Год назад

      What?? Tom passed too???

    • @FromthePits
      @FromthePits Год назад

      @@SailingSarah Tom's still around, It was Sib the drummer that had passed.

  • @kylestoddard2881
    @kylestoddard2881 2 месяца назад +2

    I love seeing your reaction to these soaring, legendary voices! We were blessed with so many great singers in the 1970's.

  • @stephaniebridges-bledsoe9809
    @stephaniebridges-bledsoe9809 Год назад +49

    Has anyone mentioned that Brad did ALL the vocals for Boston? He is perfection. ❤

  • @LDB37
    @LDB37 2 года назад +37

    Still to this day, Boston gives me unparalleled goosebumps as big as the first time I heard them over 20 years ago

  • @ivanperez5354
    @ivanperez5354 Год назад +77

    Bostons first album is a masterpiece, just hit after hit after hit and not one bad song on it, it’s a must listen no doubt.