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10th March 2007
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Thread Starter | Bad News: Brad Delp RIP I know Boston's records sucked sonically, but the music was great for me. Brad Delp died Fri, at the age of 55, natural causes they say. He was a health food freak and treated people right. I hope he is in heaven. I never got to hear him on earth.
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| damn Im a huge fan what a great singer RIP man |
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This is a sad day. PS - I know they are bright and 'sparkley', but I wouldn't say they 'suck sonically'.
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 RIP Brad ... thanks for the memories. Condolences to his family & friends. | |
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| :-( what a shame. you never know when. thanks brad. wade |
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10th March 2007
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| First album..man what memories. Great singer, great band. Sonics BTW smoked everything at that time.  I hope his family and bandmates are holding up. They used to die in threes, now it seems like the cliff broke off. |
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10th March 2007
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| Brad was the best singer to ever walk the face of the earth. I can't believe this. I used to see him play in small clubs around the North Shore here with his beatles tribute band. You could walk right up to him and say hello. He was so down to earth. Youd never know he sold 20 million records by the way he acted. He had no ego and always had a smile on his face. What a voice he had. So bluesy and soulful but yet so polished with his perfect pitch. As far as Rock singers go, he is the pinnacle. You can't get any better than Brad. |
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10th March 2007
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| Sorry, but Boston "sucked sonically?" Go to hell.fuuck Boston did as much in the 70s to save rock n roll as any band I can think of. RIP Brad Delp, indeed. |
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10th March 2007
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| Gear Guru  | What a great singer. What a major bummer.  |
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10th March 2007
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| I heard a block of Boston on 95.5 in Los Angeles yesterday because it was Tom Scholz's 60th birthday. I was all amped up on Boston- and now Brad has passed?? WTF?? Mr. Delp was my favorite rock and roll singer, period. |
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10th March 2007
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| That imaginary band in the heavens just got another great contributor, wow afraid to think who's next. Much respect Brad. The angels will surely sing
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10th March 2007
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| RIP Brad Delp. Your music with Boston was a huge influence on me in my youth. It was an honor to see you and hear you live sir. Rock on Brad.  Shane
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10th March 2007
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| Keep on hitting those uplifting high notes, my brother. |
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10th March 2007
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| Only The Good Die Young This is a sad day for good music.  Bradley E. Delp June 12, 1951 – March 9, 2007 Goodbye Brad.
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10th March 2007
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| How I love that first Boston album. Layers and layers of Brad Delp vocal harmonies. What a great singer that guy.
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Boston was one of the most inspiring bands ever to me and my friends, as we were tenors and first tenors looking for our place in this world. Kansas was the next most inspiring because of their progressive style. It gave me hope as I was also studying violin and wanted to do more with it than play in an orchestra. | |
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10th March 2007
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|  .. i can't believe it...i actually have a tear in my eye... huge influence here.....and one of the few old school acts i still really enjoy hearing on the radio. great voice.... man, i'm sad.. i guess pdc's referring to the fidelity of the records - but, imo, they're some of the best sounding records ever recorded...musically and production-wise. (i'm no high end mastering engineer, though). we'll miss yuh, brad...SERIOUS voice....RIP. ...
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10th March 2007
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| I saw this on CNN.com last night and was absolutely floored. I still can't believe it. What a great singer. He'll be truly missed.
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10th March 2007
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| Very sad. What a great voice. "Sucked soncially"......maybe the more recent ones like 3rd Stage from from '87, but the orignal Boston and Don't Look Back are two of the best engineered albums ever. "Boston" consistently gets selected one of the best produced and engineered albums of all time. Go back and have another listen.......... |
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10th March 2007
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| Sad news indeed I grew up on that first Boston record. It was one of those rare recordings that you could play strait through from start to finish. All great songs and amazing vocal performances. He'll be sorely missed! Doner
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| Was just checking out some of his Beatlejuice performances on youtube... he's a good mimic. Great "Beatles" band
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10th March 2007
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| wow what a huge loss and only 55...damn obvious talent from the pre-AT days.that guy could just sing the sh1t out the songs.major influence on me as a kid. rip |
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10th March 2007
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| A friend of mine said it well today: "I don't think I've ever changed the station when a Boston song was on." I think I agree, and there're very few bands for whom I could say that. |
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11th March 2007
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| exactly! |
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11th March 2007
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| My pal went to the record store, looking for something like ELO's A New World Record. So the guy there recommended this new record with a band called Boston. With colorful UFO's on the cover. Not really like ELO. But we played it anyway, alongside Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, and drank shoplifted beer. ELO remained the favourite. That Boston thing was alright, though. Seems like yesterday. Where did all the good times go? |
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11th March 2007
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| I'm stunned. I remember driving to work when "More than A Feeling" would be playing on the radio. Seems like 10 years ago--feeling very old right now. I'm going to put on some of my Boston CDs tonight and give memory to one of the best singers of our time. I think I'll put on some Queen CDs while I'm at it. RIP Brad. Laser |
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14th March 2007
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| Gear Guru | More sad news about Brad. Seems that the pressures of being a nice guy in show business were too much. Family: Brad Delp's death was suicide May he now rest in peace.
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14th March 2007
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| Oh man that's so sad. How deeply upsetting... Let your loved ones know how you feel I'll hear "A man I'll never be" in a completely different light. |
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