Boston - Hitch a Ride (Official Audio)

Official Video for ”Hitch a Ride” by Boston
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Lyrics:
Going to hitch a ride
Head for the other side
Leave it all behind
Never change my mind
Going to sail away
Sun lights another day
Freedom on my mind
Carry me away for the last time
Oh yeah
#Boston #HitchaRide #OfficialVideo

[@garygleeson4683]

I'm 63 yes old, had a heart attack last Monday. And had 2 stints put into my ❤. Was released from hosp last Thursday and readmitted last Friday. Went into ❤ failure Monday morning. To make a long story short, when I was feeling close to the end, I pulled up this song and played it as loud as I could because I was ready to head for the other side. I could vision myself swiftly moving through the clouds towards my final destination on the purest of sunlight beyond belief. My daughter has strict orders to play this song at my funeral and for nobody to cry for me. But be happy for me that I'm on my way home. JAMMIN!!! BOSTON ROCKS

[@hsyb2286]

Hope you’re well. I would like a version of this played at mine too. ❤

[@dallisb1047]

Nice story my guy. I am 56. Triple bypass in August 23. Lots of complications afterwards. I am doing better now. I am so thankful for the Internet and earbuds. Music soothes my soul. May peace and good health be apon you.

[@John-zp9mw]

Hope your all ok!

[@cjo2007camhyb]

The other side?? You need to know Jesus.....otherwise the other side may be your worst nightmare that will last for eternity ❤

[@86luisex]

May god bless u and ur family and keep u around longer!!! Just by reading this i can tell ur a down to earth guy and i have faith ull get through it 👍🏻💪🏽

[@mikefiorentini3050]

My father just passed away and listening to this song gives me the strength to carry on....Love you always dad.

[@Peanutfarmer]

I'm sorry for your loss. I lost my hero as well, and miss him everyday!

[@anthonybelliveau-ANYONE-2024]

MUCH love BROTHER

[@mikeshaffer4912]

My condolences and much love to you at your father's passing.

[@jamesslick4790]

Your Dad is Rock N' Roll Heaven!!! Pouring one for your Dad! 🍺Rock on my man!!!👍😊👍

[@zr24X4ROCKS]

god bless him !

[@drbendaroo9610]

This album will never be matched. An absolute masterpiece. Brad, you left us too soon, R.I.P.

[@MrManfly]

The fact that it's still so popular today will back up what you said here !!

[@reflexedrose1879]

@@MrManfly Truth

[@CopacabanaDisc]

He was born on June 12, I was born on June 11. Today I have that same feeling of a lonely soul like he said on his note after committing suicide. We can do this! I’m also a guitarist and musician lover

[@-ptrtng-7843]

one of the greatest guitar solos ever written... this album is just a masterpiece.

[@richardhebert5144]

AMEN BROTHER👊👍💯

[@randgibbs1440]

Sad that most people don't know now just how awesomely great a player Tom is. Not only guitar, but played all instruments on this album except the drums...amazing

[@michaelanthony386]

💯💯💯

[@tatertotter25]

such a goddamn CRIMINALLY underrated solo, we need a support group for this subject

[@ohger1]

@@randgibbs1440 Agree. Too many people judge guitarists on technical proficiency alone, but some guitarists excel at making **music** and get left behind in discussions of great guitarists.

[@alanhayes6929]

I'm 67 and I still can't turn the volume up enough !!!!!! This complete album is a freakin masterpiece !!!!! Tom and Brad= The dynamic duo !!!! RIP Brad..

[@jamesslick4790]

I broke my volume knob trying to go to "11"! 👍

[@dpalombo983]

Alan, can you think of ANYONE that sounded like this when they came out? I can't. So original. Hearing these songs so often, for so long, it is easy to take for granted how TRULY amazing they were.

[@dianakelley7553]

I just turned 60 and I blast this cd in my car!!!!

[@slowpoke7759]

Remember going to there concerts in 1976. Excellent blast from the past. Miss them years. Times were great.

[@alxtnt57]

Yes Tom n Brad..nailed it

[@JimboUSAF007]

Thank God I was a teenager during the 70s. 😉

[@johnbrissey1746]

Me too

[@colty7764]

best music by far...

[@sarahAthertons7]

I feel bad for the kids today

[@GetBenched2010]

the solo at the end is guaranteed to make you feel better no matter what's happening in your life.

[@philsmith2489]

Very adroit. And beautiful.

[@ordinarryalien]

"...no matter what's happening in your life." My planet of 16 billion population has just been destroyed by an unknown alien race...

[@christopherjames9843]

@@ordinarryalien A troll in every thread.....

[@ordinarryalien]

@@christopherjames9843 First my people were destroyed, and now someone on the internet calls me a troll. I guess my day can't get any worse. *Edit:* I just stubbed my pinky toe... :(

[@secondchance6603]

@@ordinarryalien Alien from another planet welcome to our world, just strap on your guitar and welcome to our world.

[@aladdinsane7882]

The greatest debut album in music history. Period.

[@psycholist724]

Peter Gabriel's "Shaking The Tree" is pretty damn good too. But yeah, Boston has just THAT sound.

[@kaibomo]

​@@psycholist724Shaking The Tree is his greatest hits album... his solo debut is the one with the car on the cover art

[@psycholist724]

@@kaibomo Huh. OK my mistake. Thanks.

[@justchilling177]

In The court of the crimson king !

[@Supercell725]

Ditto

[@mattsharpe2861]

I walked my dog on her last walk at our local park to this song with tears streaming down my cheeks as our walk neared the end as we approached my truck ... Her cancer had spread and she was being put to sleep at 1030 the next morning........ I’m balling as I type this, and I’m a full grown adult male in my 50s... I love you Pepper ❤️❤️❤️😢😢😢

[@mikefiorentini3050]

Dogs are definitely man's best friend.

[@thomasoakes1794]

Matt...you will see Pepper again...she is in heaven, pain free and waiting to give you hugs and kisses when it is your time to join her....Continued prayers my brother, there is nothing like the love of a dog....RIP Pepper

[@thedude7099]

Best wishes man, I know that pain my dog charlie was killed by a car 2 mnths ago would a been 10 in a few weeks... chk out Danielle MacKinnon pet psychic on utube she has some great insight if your still feeling down...

[@MickeySouljahOfficial]

I know the feeling bro. My dog Pepe' was poisoned last December and died. She was 2 years

[@qkcmnt1242]

I am so glad you were close to Pepper. Aren't you glad you had her?! Thank you Matt for sharing.

[@victoriaricco8901]

My son David died recently from a drug overdose. Listening to this song helps me. Until we meet again ❤

[@reflexedrose1879]

I'm sorry.

[@victoriaricco8901]

@@reflexedrose1879 Thank you so much.

[@paulolson9886]

I am so so sorry. My so, Stu died the same way. This was his favorite Bostno. I know you changed because I did.

[@halcyon289]

I'm with you in Jesus name .

[@billybadass7718]

That guitar solo is one of my favorite things in this world.

[@peteisaacson816]

Totally

[@terryanderson2802]

Amen!!!

[@cynthiaporcaro9937]

That guitar solo is amazing!! One of the greatest in classic rock

[@ohger1]

And it's an outro solo...

[@sloprun]

If you want to hear another great guitar solo, watch Eric Johnson's Cliffs of Dover at Austin City Limits. It is the one where he is wearing a marching band jacket.

[@rcskins]

Just unbelievable. One of the greatest guitar solos ever

[@philsmith2489]

It was not a solo, but hear ya.

[@1974jrod]

Yes sir!

[@kevindolezan921]

The funky bass in the back is the cherry on top.

[@roquefortfiles]

I was 11 when this got released. When we played the album and everyone was going crazy for More than a feeling i put this on and went.... "Oh but listen to THIS!!" i have always felt the same about it all these years later.

[@aeronautisch]

When I workout to this tracks I just have to drop my equipment and air guitar to that part. It’s the best I’ve ever heard.

[@erichavenbass]

Man....even 46 years later, this solo still gets me right in the heart. Absolutely amazing.

[@VesaGuardian]

It does.

[@stephrem5307]

There are some songs that make your stomach hurt in a good way kind of

[@stephrem5307]

This is hilarious. I even had this album.

[@Aforgomon1]

Boston came on the radio while I was transporting my supervisor from one location to another. He said, "what a good band they were" and I said, the guitar work in Hitching a Ride is one of the best ever.' My supervisor is now always in a good mood with me.

[@maxtexman]

Both the organ and guitar solos on REO's "Keep on Rollin'" are the only other solos that hit me the same way as Toms do on this track. Some things never get old brother!

[@jamespaul3654]

Brad Delp singing this song. Tom Scholz on guitar. Two of the best solos of ever.

[@MoFernandez]

Don't forget the second guitarist Barry Gudreau

[@jamespaul3654]

Yes, both are a couple of the best solos I have heard. Put together ,one of the best, most underrated rock songs.

[@peterlyon2796]

It's a sad shame that Boston never got the true respect they truly earned, this is pure rock and roll. In my opinion Boston was the greatest rock and roll band, their music is timeless, a sad shame

[@chriswarner1982]

I think they got the respect from the public.. big album sales, huge audiences! Fuck the critics! Great guitar playing and what a great singer!

[@johngregory8840]

There are VERY VERY few albums where each and every song would be enough to buy the whole album. There are artists, even successful ones, who never achieve that feat in an entire career (I'm not sure I could name even 10 from my lifetime). Boston did it twice with Boston and Don't Look Back! Whether you listen with headphones and privately soak in the incredible sounds or share with the far corners of your city at ground-shaking volumes, Boston's music is the pinnacle of finely crafted melodies and counter-melodies from the guitar rock era. I have listened to their music for 40 years and I don't think anyone will ever match them - ever!

[@robfisher3245]

Well put, John. 40 years for me too.

[@michaelyork4554]

From the day of release until this day and beyond, I totally agree with every word. Tom's genius of sonic perfection. Yes, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Steely Dan, Heart, Kansas.......

[@TenereTales]

Well said !

[@lyleburns8532]

Agree 100%. Never needed to forward through a single song!

[@andrewwellman9907]

I agree. Sounds even better at 74 rpm

[@S2Sturges]

When Rick Beato tears this song apart, you then realise the true genius that is Tom Scholz...

[@davidsmith-jj4iq]

Watched it yesterday,it moves me ,in 2020,he is so good at getting people involved,and the music...……….

[@stevestewart-sturges2159]

Agree! Rick is engaging, extremely knowledgeable and passionate about all music. His videos are full of enthusiasm, good nature and musical expertise. All his videos are a education for budding and experienced musicians..

[@CrowleyRhoads]

Honestly, you don't have to be Rick Beato to recognize genius.

[@davidsmith-jj4iq]

@@CrowleyRhoads Nice to have it heard by someone like Rick,though.

[@jng72769]

He just named the outro solo as the best ever

[@tonywalker7602]

Possibly the best ever debut album; period.

[@Jfieri1]

Boston fans might say "More Than A Feeling" is their best song, which who could argue right? Boston aficionados know that "Hitch A Ride" is their best song.

[@markhawkins3183]

I’m with you my friend!!!

[@reflexedrose1879]

@@markhawkins3183 Me too.

[@dannymurphy6178]

Damn straight

[@markhawkins3183]

@@dannymurphy6178 Brads voice is heavenly!! RIP Brad 🙌

[@ramsisgonzalez797]

It's a top track and "More than a Feeling " is a cool song but not their best or top 5

[@ronster6017]

One of the greatest albums ever made..Timeless!

[@rickjoyce9272]

I wish they had kept their foot on the gas, seems like they took a break and never came back. One album wonder but it was a great one!

[@markkalfahs1047]

...who else blinked and somehow 44 years have passed since this song entered our lives, psyche and soul?....44 years?....gee whiz, Wally, I'm old....

[@exnihilo2601]

LOL Did you see that Ken Osmond aka Eddie Haskell passed away?

[@stevewatson647]

Always loved this song

[@wilson4328]

I fell asleep in my 65 Impala SS in 1978 with this 8 track blasting and woke up in the middle of a damn fakedemic!

[@julenepegher6999]

I know! I was in high school it feels like Yesterday listening to this great song. “How did it get so late so soon?” I think that’s Dr. Seuss.

[@Pappy63]

I'm right there with ya man!

[@richardmartinez6057]

I hitched a ride with Jesus now i fill at peace🙏😇

[@reflexedrose1879]

Amen to that!!!!!!

[@redbutterflynine]

Beautiful ❤

[@galebrown9410]

Lost my dad April 12, 2020. This was his absolute favorite Boston song, and has always been one of my favorites as a result

[@michaeldambrosio3170]

Sorry honey.... thing's will get better... Already are. .. yeah...💫

[@victorsepeda1072]

I lost my Pops on 4/12/2018 💔😢

[@firstnamelastname8060]

Your Dad had amazing taste in music.

[@redbutterflynine]

Prayers ❤

[@kenw.1112]

HEARD THIS A MILLION TIMES AND WILL LISTEN TO IT A BILLION MORE TIMES!!! ❤😊😊 ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC!

[@user-ki2yd8ri5n]

60 in March 70s in Miami 🔥

[@NigelSanders-ob2ip]

​@@user-ki2yd8ri5n😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@dougway5910]

I think I am just behind you...9,999 listen..I want more...as a guitar player...this is simply fantazm, God rest the kid soul of Brad Delp...an amazing stage presence and the most beautiful male singer ...ever?

[@vecchiotom1]

Amazing - I would call this a masterpiece.

[@genehamilton6045]

vecchiotom1 , Yep

[@williamgreene4834]

And a timeless masterpiece at that, which is rare.

[@maxdelmonte724]

I agree 1000000%

[@vincewarren1271]

A masterpiece, they own a lot of em.

[@dexcortez7425]

I agree. Gud melody guitar spiritual rock n roll. Masterpiece. Its my age im born 1976 boston worked dis album

[@Jimmy_Space]

Not a single bad song on this album

[@dinglebop9558]

So true! Check out Red Can EP

[@SteveWhaley-yx8vu]

Since 1976, I've been a Boston fan. Since then, I've always maintained that Brad Delp was one of the top 5 rock & roll singers of all time. What range. I miss you.

[@gbowman7344]

I'm 56 still rockin to BOSTON after all these years! This is rock and roll at it's finest!

[@alansmith7626]

64 here, every time I hear this is like the first time, we may be old but we got to see and hear the good bands!

[@kevinkarg4464]

I just turned 60 and this first Boston album will always be one of my top favorites. Every song makes me turn up the volume even more.

[@johnford5568]

56 too

[@teddylockhart7565]

57 now. But nobody rocked my world like the boys from Boston.

[@christopherharrington778]

George Bowman I’m 53 and I agree, timeless music, love it

[@slide4180]

RIP Brad Delp, one of the all time great vocalists, and Sib Hashian.

[@alansmith7626]

breaks my heart,,

[@terryjackson9395]

And this is a song of suicide, with a happy vibe. Send him our love wherever he is

[@jeffhines420]

Top 5 guitar solos ever on tape.

[@scottg391]

The best song ever. Having a shitty day, put this on and you will feel better. Play it over and over and louder every time and the bullshit day is forgotten. Again, best song ever.

[@rockandroller8352]

I know those days

[@kmc4938]

well said....in time, all will agree.

[@LBart218]

Very true

[@philsmith2489]

SG I wanted to hit like again, but it was too late.

[@peteisaacson816]

You got that right

[@jeffcoat1959]

One of the best songs of all time, from one of the best albums of all time.

[@plasticweapon]

yes.

[@gregdennis5107]

yes 100%!!

[@pgestudio75]

From one of the greatest musicians of all time...Tom Scholz

[@jackofalltrades123]

You bet your ass brother 👊

[@pgestudio75]

Let's face it...you're on a YT video pertaining solely to Boston (i.e. Scholz). My comment was essentially 'fan driven', rather to be taken literally. I have idolized Scholz since I was a teenager (I'm heading toward 50 years old). I've actually had the privelige to meet Scholz personally one to one some years ago and have been inspired during my life by Scholz by a vegetarian lifestyle, philanthropy, his music, electronics, ethical animal/human practices, playing/recording style/techniques and have spent 30 years collecting the Rockman line of processors/amps, which all reinforces my inspiration and love for Scholz and everything he's contributed to this world, both musically and otherwise. This is the sort of comment any fan would likely make....choose the artist. I realize Scholz isn't one of the best players of all time, and as you've said, no offense to him. He is one hell of an amazing player and yes, I realize he's classically trained on piano and I know more bio on Scholz than most people would. There are mind blowing players out there of all kinds and even 7 year-olds are ripping it up beyond belief. All in all, my comment is fan and inspiration driven. A Hendrix fan would claim Hendrix was the best. A Bach fan would claim Bach was the best. A Jeff Beck fan would claim Beck was the best. And so on. You are solely on a Boston video, therefore, comments like mine are always expected on any video of a specific performer of that group. UPDATE: It now appears that JJ removed his snarky comment to me altogether, the moment I followed up with my explanation above. 🙄

[@mattspontiacta]

I am 62 and still rocking to this song like I did at 16 when it first came out. Truly a masterpiece. Thank you Boston !

[@johnbelvin5216]

Im 63 and it still takes me back to my teen years and the memories.

[@mattspontiacta]

@@johnbelvin5216Me to brother. Times back then were so much better than now. Great to escape this current mess and head back to better times in our youth with Boston. 👍

[@tomsalyer2608]

Me too❤

[@waynefournier1126]

I was 12yrs old when this came out one of the best albums ever produced and songs from it. I'm from SOMERVILLE,MASS But BOSTON is my hometown always. I'm 58yrs old now and truly love and appreciate this song. BOSTON ROCKS LONG LIVE ROCK AND ROLL.

[@davidpainter6629]

I cant get it loud enough

[@malthus101]

Rick Beato brought me here! The riff in that solo really is beautiful... never heard it before tonight.

[@deanothedinosaur9069]

He's right great solo. Underrated

[@theperfectgiftny]

In loving memory of my beautiful Brother Life is like the coldest winter People freeze the tears I cry 😢

[@drby0788]

Tom Schultz = musical genius

[@cbsundance]

To bad he is an ultra liberal/Demoncrat.....RIP Brad Delp

[@randyjohnson6845]

Beyond genius. He started modern rock..nothing before this album has this sound

[@songOmatic]

Scholtz, and Y E S > > >

[@timschulz3714]

@@songOmatic That's Tom Scholz to you, my friend

[@songOmatic]

@@timschulz3714 Same Sh!ltz brother lol

[@MikeGubisch]

This solo changed my life

[@ravenfuckantifa2000]

- Kilo- Gives you a very satisfying feeling. In fact, it's more than just a feeling.

[@MikeGubisch]

Raven I see the puns but I actually agree

[@Southernguitar74]

This song and guitar solo influenced me greatly way back when...

[@MikeGubisch]

sweetdixieguitar it’s truly amazing

[@BuddyClontz]

I remember my High School band director playing this album for me in 1976 and upon hearing it for the first time, I immediately became a fan of Boston. This was probably my favorite track on the LP and all these years later, it still is one of my favorite Boston tracks.

[@jerryhoward8133]

This song is one of their best as a band. Delp had a killer voice

[@jameshinton429]

He sure did.

[@tomtrzcinski7487]

I could Listen to the Guitar solo nonstop the rest of my Life

[@notlisted6460]

Tom Schultz was never given his Justice as a guitar player..... But it wouldn't be Boston without the rest.... I'm 63 years old and I want this entire album played at my funeral is loud as the PA will allow.... It's left an indelible mark on my soul...

[@avivschor]

one of the most underrated guitar solos of all time

[@joewilliams3919]

Not really underrated amongst players - it’s pretty universally recognized as a magnificent melodic masterpiece…sorry for the alliteration!

[@sunrisings292]

Underrated? Hahaha!

[@eliasrebollosa5481]

The lead in this song 🎵 is so underrated...

[@ikebeetus7543]

3:05 I have no idea why, but this part of the solo just blew me away when i first heard it. It still gives me chills to this day even after listening to this song many times.

[@davideroca9910]

Some notes are made to be combined and go directly into your Heart. Gary Moore was brilliant on that

[@user-rg1tu8qz9s]

​@@davideroca9910la canción es de Tom Scholz no? Y el solo de guitarra es tocado por el también. O me equivoco?

[@davideroca9910]

@@user-rg1tu8qz9s As long as I know, Tom Scholz composed almost all the songs when the band didn't even exist. Once the band was complete, they worked on those songs together to make them Better (think for example how much the songs are Better with Brad Delp vocals

[@user-rg1tu8qz9s]

​@@davideroca9910 así es, pero yo me refería a que no entendí qué tiene que ver Gary Moore en esto, él parece que sólo tocó en alguna gira. Quizá no estoy entendiendo bien por el traductor. Saludos! 😉

[@tommykramer430]

Descending triads common to Bach classical stuff ...panned through both channels...is totally righteous and epic. Toms parents listened to a lot of classical music.

[@8hfcvfwr]

The guitar solo is amazing.....something about the tone and harmonies grab ahold of you.

[@jamesarriola6056]

Eric Smith yeah I feel it too.

[@alexandra.willitts6988]

Have you read "the story" on the back cover of the 1st album. SOMEBODY knew how to write when they came up with that series of paragraphs.

[@Tony511utu]

The only other one that comes close is the one by Slash in Sweet Child Of Mine. This came out in 76 when I was a senior in high school. Not a bad track on the whole damn album. You don't see that anymore.

[@JohnSmith-kz8yo]

@@Tony511utu I saw Boston open for Black Sabbath. They put Sabs to shame....

[@ashleykyriakou696]

❤️

[@jonlennon3348]

When this album came out it was so far ahead of its time I couldn't stop listening too it and today it is still ahead of its time. Tom is a genius.

[@silasmarner7586]

If an album anywhere nearly this good comes out again, we'll know it and we'll know it well, friend......

[@cactustex666]

Got that right.

[@dinglebop9558]

Check out Red Can, their EP is something

[@tommorgan2344]

"Boston" is on of the best things to come out of the 70s.

[@victormoon2349]

Hitch a Ride in my opinion is one of the best songs of all time.

[@gilguzman8359]

One of Rock’s most memorable and underrated songs.

[@RacerPaul3]

One of the all-time songs.

[@timothycollins1968]

@RacerPaul3…….song is so sick

[@luislopez-serrano1708]

I still think this is most underrated solo in rock hiatory.

[@cathybrunson7631]

This song is the best song on the album for me. I remember being at Padre Island and my husband and I were just a couple years into our marriage (probably 87 or 88) we were so young. We rented a little VRBO …. We actually rented it twice over the years. Anyway we could look out the window and walk across the street and the beach was right there. It’s not that way anymore. Anyway we were at the beach with our boombox that played cassette tapes and we played Boston all day long .That day this beautiful Irish setter dog came up to us and he stayed with us for the rest of the afternoon. We have pictures of me in the water with him. We wanted to take him home with us, but when our day ended, he went on his way. Every time I hear this song I think of that day. ❤️

[@craigjackson5903]

What a Beautiful memory , Thank You for sharing it . God Bless You and your Husband 🙏🙏🙏

[@charger771]

To the 11 people who disliked this amazing song have no idea what music really is. You can like country, rap, techno, screamo heavy metal, but do yourself a favor. With no one around pull up a comfy chair in front of your stereo system, turn it up to 30, put this song on and just listen, then explain to me how you don't like this song.

[@spindriftdrinker]

Doesn't necessarily have to be loud to be enjoyed though.

[@robertmclernon4836]

It's up to 30 people who don't like it now. Who are these people ?

[@rorygallagherfanboy4456]

Magnum No! Fuck them, they're wrong.

[@genehamilton6045]

charger771 , 33 now

[@genehamilton6045]

charger771 , they hitched the wrong ride .

[@stevenbalmer3293]

This song is on my funeral list. I can't imagine a better send off.

[@jamesslick4790]

I told my family this decades ago. If they don't play this at my funeral, I will haunt the f*** out of them, LOL.

[@Becksdad0803]

I was thinking the same thing. I just attended a funeral 2 weeks ago and my friend's survivors had some Who music and some Steely Dan music playing alongside a slideshow of pictures from my friends life. This would have gone great too.

[@rogerschmitz8579]

Brother, I love you.

[@rogerschmitz8579]

Double love for all the brothers and sisters.

[@micheleparker8123]

Me too!!🎸💯

[@3-2-1-.]

This album and Don't Look Back are excellent! Kids today still love them! It's amazing to see that the young people are finding their way back to 70s and 80s rock and roll. Hitch a Ride!

[@DarlaKroupa]

It starts with the parents showing them….so glad they are

[@Heisenbergfamm]

I’m 15 and this is one of my favorite bands. I also love Kansas, Led Zeppelin, Asia, and Pink Floyd in no order. Trying to share some of it with my peers at school, reviving to their hearts bands that are nostalgic for their parents & grandparents… this music is amazing

[@user-ki2yd8ri5n]

60 in March 70s in Miami Boston.

[@emmarae4322]

My favorite guitar solo of all time. So beautiful. 💙💙💙

[@MariaDiazskn]

Day is night in New York City Smoke, like water, runs inside Steel idle trees to pity Every living thing that's died Gonna hitch a ride Head for the other side Leave it all behind Never change my mind Gonna sail away Sun lights another day Freedom on my mind Carry me away for the last time Oh yeah Life is like the coldest winter People freeze the tears I cry Words of hail their minds are into I've got to crack this ice and fly Gonna hitch a ride Head for the other side Leave it all behind Never change my mind Gonna sail away Sun lights another day Freedom on my mind Carry me away for the last time Gonna hitch a ride Head for the other side Leave it all behind Never change my mind Gonna sail away Sun lights another day Freedom on my mind Carry me away for the last time

[@kevinforrester3379]

Thanks

[@lromero8181]

Think about what the lyrics mean. Deep.

[@stephens9462]

Really upbeat sounding song but the lyrics have to be about suicide

[@elzynha2227]

🤘🤘🤘🥂🌷❤❤❤

[@heatherevans8445]

I call this a complicated lyrics song. Kind of in line with Hook by Blues Traveler

[@mapirie65]

That Solo!..... it starts with a sound of deep sorrow, then brings you back into light...The Best!

[@MatthewMalouf]

That rocks man!! I love what you just said! It ain’t over till it’s over. I’ve been through 2 wars and fed babies on the brink of death as a UN Peacekeeping mission in Bosnia. There’s a fine line between life and death and I am no longer afraid of the other side after what I’ve seen. Matthew 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers for they will be called the children of God. ✝️🙏✝️🙏✝️🙏✝️🙏✝️🙏✝️

[@markhawkins3183]

Amen!!

[@UrvineSpiegel]

2:30 my absolute favorite solo of all time. Its so stellar, it feels like a journey.

[@paulbrown2681]

Well said

[@chuck188]

Speaking of Journey, Still They Ride brought me here. Two of the greatest songs of that era...

[@daleaustin1969]

AGREED-best outro in music history

[@mrbag60]

Arguably Boston's best song in my opinion. Better than "More than a Feeling" "Don't Look Back" , "Foreplay/Long Time" and "Amanda".

[@josed.vargas3961]

I'll always be more emotionally attatched to More Than A Feelin', I heard it when I was like 6 on a little toy that I had

[@kylevallbacka9510]

Peace of mind is also a masterpiece.

[@mrbag60]

Good song as well!

[@gabrielvitali7364]

I personally like More than a Feeling, but of course, this guitar solo is really good.

[@johnbarfield2584]

well all of them are classics.

[@BigTulsa]

I get goosebumps at the entirety of the outro solo in this. Perfection.

[@firstnamelastname8060]

Tears for me. Unbelievably beautiful and perfectly aesthetically pleasing to the ear. Ears cannot get enough of that solo. It is indeed audio perfection.

[@phxsunfan]

goosebumps were wells up as i read this lol

[@matthewsnover8320]

Boston is a 10/10 album in my opinion

[@josiahrogers1728]

This is*THE* best recorded album ever, the songs are great, but in general, the recording quality, the double tracking the mixed vocals all of it just leads to the best recorded album ever

[@markco61]

Brad had the most beautiful voice that could lift your spirits and brighten your day. What a gift! Tom Scholz said this in a Rolling Stone interview after his death. Brad was also known as the nicest guy in rock and roll... “ RS - What qualities did his voice have that made him such a perfect vocalist for your music? TS - He didn't warm up; he just listened to the prerecorded instrument track once. Then he started to sing. I don't know if it took two seconds or three, but before he finished singing the first line I knew that some guardian angel had just delivered to me one of the best vocalists ever to step up to a microphone! Then he kept going and I realized he wasn't just one of the best, he was amazing! High notes I hadn't heard before followed by harmonies, and overdubbed exact duplicate layered tracks, all with ease, all with emotion and yet all technically precise.” By Rolling Stone magazine-2007

[@scotthazlewood9123]

Mark Colburn...great comment. Brad attributed his vocal talent and studio approach to the Beatles. Not too shabby.

[@qkcmnt1242]

Thank you for sharing this piece of the article!

[@paulbrown2681]

So why did Tom screw Brad

[@analogkid4957]

Thanks for sharing Tom’s poignant words about Brad. RIP Brad

[@josephbecker8792]

Brad voice is so perfect that God selected him to be a member of Heavens choir..

[@TheDude_Abides_]

There just arent words for how amazing this song is. Thank you so much Boston.

[@TomBrooklyn]

Surely you could try to find some words.

[@TheDude_Abides_]

@@TomBrooklyn Great. Amazing. Inspiring. Blissful. There's a few...and none are adequate.

[@TheHeadforthehillsdi]

This song brings me memories of my Mom and Dad. My Dad died many years ago, and my Mom died Monday. The guitar solo is heavenly. Carry me away for the last time.

[@denadude1049]

When I am about to take my last breath, I want to hear the words “Carry me away for the last time” and then have the acoustic guitar solo begin my journey to Heaven and ride that electric guitar solo all the way up to the promised land and then slow down to the acoustic ending as I approach the gates to St. Peter

[@RandyFricke]

So many people don't realize that this first Boston record is just Tom Scholz, Brad Delp, and two drummers. This is the best debut album in rock history. Hand's down!

[@CDiPaola04]

And Barry Goudreau

[@juanharocorbera1577]

i am thinking the same. any other debut album i think.

[@michaeldambrosio3170]

Yes... however we all realize that your a dork

[@Greenriver842]

Brad Delp !! Amazing singer 🙋

[@ronperfect6111]

These guys were definitely ahead of their time when they hit the scene. True guitar fans always loved their music. They did things actually a lot like Lynyrd Skynyrd did, in that the guitars would run off away from one another on solos and then come back and harmonize. Just a really awesome sound, and had such an unique sound that with just a few notes played into any song you instantly knew it was a Boston song, (also like a Skynyrd song). This is something that is kinda lost these days. I really wish they never had any of the legal woes that they had. It robbed us fans of a lot of awesome music over many years. I can't remember anyone ever telling me that they didn't like Boston, and that's really saying something. Boston was truly one of the most talented bands ever. Imho

[@davidhamilton8389]

Katie Hamilton here, using my husband David's phone....well said, disliking Boston would be akin to kicking a puppy, it's just not possible to dislike them unless you're insensate, inhuman or completely insane!

[@sonnyandreotte5721]

you are so right about those solos/ they wander off then reunite in a masterpiece.

[@Doug-uv2th]

Hard to believe that this ass kicking album was recorded in Tommy Schulz Basement. His ingenuity has changed how bands at that time changed how their albums were recorded. Just listen to Foreigner. Schulz now works in Development at Sony. Nuff said. Doug Agosti from The Nu-Tones Toledo Ohio

[@firstnamelastname8060]

If I wrote and recorded one piece of music my entire life, and if it took most of my life to do it, and if that one piece of music was the 1 min. 42 sec. finishing guitar solo of this song, I would consider my life as a musician to be a complete success.

[@wesleymiddlemas2986]

The chord progression in the guitar solo, timeless

[@robertomingo9822]

This song is just perfection

[@georgehobbs6867]

I'm 58 and I remember hearing Boston in the 70's 🎸.

[@petebecerra7831]

I will hopefully be into my 90's and still be rocking away to Boston!

[@kevindearmond523]

That may the key to a long lifr

[@Khaotic450]

The guitar solo just hits you right in the feels. 🎸

[@rendog896]

My god this song is amazing! One of the best solos EVER!

[@lisamorrissey4077]

Got to crack this ice and fly ❤

[@kingkrusherx]

I listened to this when my dad took me to preschool. I was raised right.

[@str5295]

His voice. The guitar solos. I float away.....

[@RaulGarcia-tf2ju]

I'm 62 and I just close my eyes and feel like I'm watching them in concert again. Those are memories that I'll hold till the day I die. Boston Forever.

[@richiec.7637]

I never got to see Boston. I'm 62 too. Saw a lot of other groups

[@dale3always]

I'm 60...saw them twice in the late 70's in the Omni in Atl. Ga.

[@JohnSmith-uy7sv]

until judgement day. Then it will all be about Jesus Christ who died on a cross to save us from our sins throughout eternity.

[@stinkfinger630]

Yup! Saw them as a teenager in 1980 in Vancouver. So so cool. I felt in awe. Still am more than 40 years later!

[@anthonyrichardson7240]

I was a teen-ager just left Scholl when first hearing Boston ...loves em then but over the yeara listened to other music ...during lockdown started listening again ..had forgotten just how good they were Sholtz ahead of his time and Delph ...well what a voice he had (rip) ....Hitchin a ride just makes the hairs on my neck stand up and the guitar riffs just blow my mind and make me feel emotional ....wow Boston how I've missed you ....

[@danton5206]

Unquestionably the best guitar solo in the history of music.

[@ethan8532]

I love Boston but this is subjective.

[@music4thesoul80]

​@@ethan8532- Agreed. This is a great song but "best guitar solo in the history of music"? Highly debatable.

[@pnrteach]

My all time fave! RIP Brad. We will always miss you.

[@markelias455]

he had the voice of a rock angel. love him and miss him forever.

[@markco61]

Who sounds better than Brad Delp? I can’t find anyone that does. Amazing, beautiful combination of guitar work by Tom combined with Brad’s vocals... I’m still listening and wowed by it it 42 years later..I was blown away by this song as a15 year old when it was new.

[@dreamstvt]

He came to a career night at my high school in 1977 in Londonderry NH. we would see him at local stores and him and his wife would ride their horses down our road. I was 15.

[@royharper2003]

Robert Plant

[@billleveillee8600]

This band and album got me hooked on rock and roll music. I listened to country before because that was all my grandfather listened to. A kid said to me listen to this on his transistor radio. It was this song. It was like county on steroids. I was hooked!!!!!

[@juanpablomarulanda4101]

wow! that hammond sounds wicked!! love everything about this song! the bass is warm and rhythmic, the solos are sensational, the voices are armoniusly great, the lyrics makes me want to take a walk in my beautiful city... and I love the drum fills! OMG this song is PERFECT

[@jmstrider63]

My favorite band of all time! The dueling guitar solo at the end is supreme!!

[@mikemarengo7073]

Growing up in the late 70's and listening to Boston's 1st album 👌 love the guitar solo on this song... reminds me of the very best years of my life for sure...

[@hoopsdadoc2538]

By far the best of the best when it comes to guitar solos!

[@ledsith]

Right on ! Was thinking the same .

[@robertdepalma6812]

Love this song,it reminds me of the sweet smell of Spring,of renewal,of ressurection,of escaping a dreadfull cold winter through the clouds to a place of music and warmth,of the victory of eternal life over death..

[@analogkid4957]

Awesome comment Robert and it’s timely. Today is March 21 2022 the second day of Spring and this song is perfect for today

[@davidhenderson4555]

Just had Rick Beato talking about this song, incredible. simply incredible!!!!

[@carolwright2699]

@@davidhenderson4555 I recently discovered Rick's channel. WOW. Love his talent, heart and analysis of so many great songs from the 60s and 70s. Hope he helps to keep the masterpieces alive.

[@vankirk11]

This solo is absolutely one of the best ever!!

[@chriscjc8868]

The first 2 Boston Albums are Incredible ...This stuff never gets old ...just better with Time ..

[@leemunn2098]

Chris CJC boston second 1978 album dont look back

[@ViciousAlienKlown]

Third Stage is awesome too.

[@james6234]

@@ViciousAlienKlown I agree, but after Third Stage, songs got a "little too" mellow, though, I do like "I had a good time" from Corporate America album.

[@ViciousAlienKlown]

Walk On rocked and had some great music as well. The latest album is all soft and reworked songs, severely disappointing.

[@johno4521]

@@ViciousAlienKlown I regard 'The Third Stage' as a classic case of rushing an album out too soon....

[@ftworthxxx]

If you came of age in the 70s, this was in your collection, pop music way ahead of its time. When I hear it now, there is a wonderful sense of nostalgia to be sure, but I also marvel at just how good their technique was and how far ahead of the times they were in the studio.

[@mydaizee7002]

Tom did the entire album in his own studio while working for 3M he holds patents on a couple things that created some of the sounds in this album never done before...he insisted on recording it in his studio ...willing to not get signed with record company overit

[@ronbell7920]

Yeah, its he not we!

[@qkcmnt1242]

Thankfully this album came out in our time! Thank you Tom Scholtz! You did outstanding work, even if it was play.

[@Doug-uv2th]

Agreed. Tom didn't live to far away from us. Everyone in the neighborhood thought Nash! It will never work. Now we all sit here with egg on our faces.

[@tomgrove4287]

This will be one of the songs played at my funeral!!!!

[@krislvzep]

I haven’t heard this song in years.. still beautiful

[@jhonny8267]

Que hermoso ❤️AOR

[@eljohndoe6109]

funny, in years

[@victormoon2349]

Probably one of, if not the most favorite song from Boston. I love the way Tom Scholz just keeps coming up with the guitar parts at the end. You dont want it to end.

[@kellyharper8072]

Favorite Boston song, so many memories. ❤️

[@kingofburgundy6323]

Kelly Harper 6

[@spartowarkhyllew4820]

Kelly Harper 👍👌

[@maureenobrien4807]

I CAN'T CRY THIS MUCH THIS EARLY.

[@craigconkel29]

That guitar solo at the end brings tears of pure ecstatic JOY! I’m 67 ALWAYS hear this song like the very first time so long ago!