![]() The album spawned three singles, "More Than A Feeling", "Long Time", and "Peace Of Mind", all of which made the national charts. Boston was the first band in history to make their New York City debut at Madison Square Garden. This helped establish Boston as one of rock's top acts within a short time, being nominated for a Grammy award as a "Best New Artist". After opening for Black Sabbath, Blue Öyster Cult, Foghat and others in the autumn, the band embarked on a headlining tour in the winter and spring of 1976-1977 to support the album. However, there was "a conscious effort to de-emphasize Scholz as the total mastermind behind Boston". ĭuring the late summer and early fall of 1976, Boston attracted much publicity due to the unprecedented record sales by an unknown act, its unique sound, and singer Brad Delp's vocal abilities. history with over 17 million copies sold. The record ranks as one of the best-selling debut albums in U.S. The debut album, Boston, released on August 8, 1976, was an enormous success. Along with Scholz, Delp was the only other person signed to Epic Records as Boston. It was then that the band was named "Boston", by suggestion of Boylan and engineer Warren Dewey. The multitrack tapes were then brought to Los Angeles, where Brad Delp added vocals and the album was mixed by John Boylan. Upon request of Tom Scholz, Masdea played drums on the track "Rock And Roll Band", and the instrumentation was recorded in Scholz's studio. However, Scholz wanted the record to be recorded in his basement studio so that he could work at his own pace. In addition to the firing of Masdea, the record label also insisted that Scholz re-record the demo tapes in a professional studio. The showcase was a success and the band agreed to put out 10 albums over the next six years. The duo quickly recruited Goudreau on guitar, bassist Fran Sheehan and drummer Sib Hashian to create a performing unit which could replicate Scholz's richly layered recordings on stage. Before the deal could be finalized, the band had to do a live audition for the record company executives. And then, of course, we started getting some interest." Scholz and Delp signed a deal with Epic Records after Masdea's departure, thanks to Ahern & McKenzie. I know Tom felt very bad when the whole thing happened. Years later, Delp told journalist Chuck Miller: " actually told me he was losing interest in playing drums. According to Scholz, the managers insisted that Masdea had to be replaced before the band could get a recording deal. This final demo tape attracted the attention of promoters Paul Ahern and Charlie McKenzie. From left: Barry Goudreau, Tom Scholz, Sib Hashian, Brad Delp, Fran Sheehan, in 1977. The violin-like sound of the guitars was created in the early 1970s by Scholz, and it became a truly distinctive innovation in American music. Scholz played all the instruments on the demos, except for the drums, which were played by Masdea, and used self-designed pedals to create the desired guitar sound. Scholz stated they finished four of the six by the end of 1974, and they finished "More Than A Feeling" and "Something About You" in 1975. That group disbanded by 1974, but Scholz subsequently worked with Masdea and Delp to produce six new demos, including " More Than A Feeling", " Peace Of Mind", " Rock And Roll Band", "Something About You" (then entitled "Life Isn't Easy"), "Hitch A Ride" (then entitled "San Francisco Day"), and "Don't Be Afraid". In 1973 Scholz formed the band Mother's Milk with Delp, Goudreau, and Masdea. The demo tapes were sent to record companies, but received consistent rejections. These early demo tapes were recorded with (at various times) Brad Delp on vocals, Barry Goudreau on guitar, Jim Masdea on drums, and Scholz on guitar, bass and keyboards. After graduating with a master's degree, Scholz worked for Polaroid, where he used his salary to build a recording studio in his basement, and to finance demo tapes recorded in professional recording studios. ![]() Vocalist Brad Delp was added to the collective in 1970. While attending MIT, Scholz joined the band "Freehold", where he met guitarist Barry Goudreau and drummer Jim Masdea, who would later become members of Boston. Tom Scholz first started writing music in 1969 while he was attending MIT, where he wrote an instrumental, titled "Foreplay". 2.7 Greatest Hits and Corporate America (1997–2006).2.4 Solo projects and CBS lawsuit (1979–1985).
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