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Boston, Massachusetts, United States (1974 – present)

Boston is a band which formed in 1974 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Centered on guitarist, songwriter, and producer Tom Scholz, a former product designer at Polaroid Corporation and an MIT engineering student, the band’s best known works include the singles “More Than a Feeling”, “Peace Of Mind”, “Foreplay/Long Time”, “Don’t Look Back”, and “Amanda”. Their 1976 self-titled debut is the second biggest-selling debut album of all-time in the U.S. with more than 17 million copies sold. “Third Stage” was only the second album to ever be certified triple platinum in its first month of release, in Nov. of 1986. The first was Lionel Richie’s “Dancing On The Ceiling” which did it one month earlier.

On March 9th, 2007 Brad Delp (vocals) committed suicide at his home in Atkinson, New Hampshire. He was 55. Delp sang all the lead and harmony vocals on Boston’s first 3 albums. Though well known for his “golden” voice with soaring vocals and range, Delp was also a multi-instrumentalist, playing guitar, harmonica and keyboards. Additionally he wrote or co-wrote several songs for Boston and many other artists. He has since been replaced with a singer from Asia who Tom Scholz’s wife heard singing Boston songs and couldn’t believe it wasn’t actually Brad singing.


Boston’s web site is at www.bandboston.com
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  • daelin914

    I honestly just started listening to these guys on regular rotation over the past few weeks. Now these guys are the highest played band in my catalog for the past 2 months.... and it's not even close..... hell, even Corporate America is better than some of the other stuff I would listen to. That title track is just catchy..... :) The rest is, well, very well recorded and engineered. Can't wait for the new album much longer.... :)

    24 May 8:46pm Reply

  • kissesneverdie

    Scholz' guitar phrasing is absolutely spectacular. I have yet to see anyone come close.

    12 May 9:42am Reply

  • neurodecay

    SOMEONE POSTING IN THIS SHOUTBOX BLEW UP BOSTON

    16 Apr 4:02pm Reply

  • neurodecay

    SOMEONE BLEW UP BOSTON

    16 Apr 4:01pm Reply

  • Tuberkulloosi

    lel

    16 Apr 2:28pm Reply

  • Pseudomancer

    >never forget

    16 Apr 2:41am Reply

  • davegahan13

    kindest hard rock in the history

    7 Apr 1:47pm Reply

  • Wiracocha

    @easterntrees: It's a funny thing to say with tracks like More than a Feeling in their back-catalogue, but Boston is definitely underrated. So many gems.

    6 Apr 7:54am Reply

  • jazzthieve

    Spotify Playlist: Classic Rock

    3 Apr 8:39pm Reply

  • easterntrees

    unfairly hated by rock critics then and now--why didn't anyone TELL ME this was genius-level power pop? divorce them from their standard 'buttrock' image and this record would stand with wings and 20/20 and raspberries and fotomaker.

    26 Mar 10:25am Reply

  • HauntedRoad

    Something About You.

    2 Mar 12:58am Reply

  • meteliksiz3

    amanda is one of the best ballads ever

    3 Feb 3:55pm Reply

  • mariana_maj

    xD

    31 Jan 1:14pm Reply

  • kyedigsme

    Boston's debut album should be required listening - it's that good.

    25 Jan 7:37pm Reply

  • tonomayu

    最高だ最高

    6 Jan 2:50pm Reply

  • TheDarkSide73

    Agreed, there is so much better songs than just More Than A Feeling

    30 Dec 2012 Reply

  • EbbaOzolins

    Sort of sad that "More than a Feeling" is listened to so much more often than the other tracks. [4]

    23 Nov 2012 Reply

  • cobmaniac

    First 3 albums i have as LP :) no cd, no mp3 - old school :)

    18 Oct 2012 Reply

  • PigDestroyer666

    A man I'll never be!

    29 Sep 2012 Reply

  • lickerman

    Brad's spirit is still with us ... and will be forever.

    10 Sep 2012 Reply
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