Boston Live 1979

Sampling of the Classic Lineup from 1979

[@chris55529]

This video has been on the internet for FIVE YEARS? I am one of the most passionate Boston fans on the PLANET. How the F--K did I miss this???

[@scottw.2450]

Same!

[@LiquidLightning1]

ikr!??

[@wolfeyes9357]

Fran Sheehan was,always underrated on bass!!!!!!

[@midlifemotox]

Are you kidding? Zero groove.. The drummer must have been miserable trying to keep time with that guy. It's lead bass the whole time... And his stage presence was a joke. Way too many notes... He would have been much better in a fusion jazz band. Way too self indulgent... If I was music director, I would have fired that guy on the 1st day. Wrong guy for the gig.

[@MichaelBrown-ny3et]

To sing the three part harmony and play dual leads on 10 almost perfectly live is a feat most other bands of their caliber could never pull off. One of the best rock and roll bands ever. They had to play 100% every show, everytime to pull those songs off. Those who gave a thumbs down, their is something terribly wrong with you.

[@jackasswabbit1625]

Anyone who selects a thumbs down has lousy taste in music, I play guitar and know phenomenal music when I hear it, he was awesome in his Beatles cover band called Beatle juice, featuring Brad delp, they still play but they have not found a singer even close to Brad's talent

[@Goodprodz]

@@jackasswabbit1625 Qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq

[@wordragon]

I would never give these guys a thumb’s down, but they did not play every show perfectly and Brad had many issues with singing some of the songs at various periods in his career. There are videos right here on KZbin where both Brad and Tom are off including this one, see More Than A Feeling. The point is that they are human and the recordings were feats of engineering. Having said that, these guys and their songs are amazingly fun and beautiful.

[@jackasswabbit1625]

Hubert Felder, am I supposed to know what f your saying, Qqqqqqqqqq your self

[@mickidelp4765]

@@wordragon Brad was doing shows 5 and 6 nights a week... for months and monts on end..plus doing the interviews...never saving his voice...they started in August of 1978... this show was after their Japanese Cherry Blossom tour...many many months into the tour. I'd like to ask anyone else to try that.. see how many of notes they could hit those notes perfectly.. doing what he did... but thanks for rembering him !

[@123spleege]

Brad delp....what a loss. an amazing vocalist who sang the feelings of my youth. He much missed. I am happy that Tom is still alive and well.

[@deltaflyer9078]

Unbelievable vocals. Probably the best he’s done live on more than a feeling! Miss you Brad. 🙏🏻❤️

[@debbielawhorn4152]

I have and always will love boston brad delp will forever be missed

[@dennisn1672]

I remember seeing these guys live in 78. I was 18. A lifetime ago. Still here in 2020. I still play drums and guitars to this day. Keeps me young at heart even though im getting up in age. A toast to you who have made this far. And a toast to you who have left this ever crumbling world.

[@n5g22]

I’m envious! In my 30s, I didn’t even exist when the first 2 albums were cut. I learned guitar mainly because of the Barry/Tom harmonizing on top of triple vocal harmonies. That sound is instant heaven to my ears, and It’s been that way since I first heard More Than A Feeling when I was 6!

[@marcusnonius4296]

I found it after a lifetime 70s in Miami I'm 60 now.

[@robertdillon9989]

Me too 18

[@derekamarpreet]

Keep rockin y'all. Gives me hope

[@UnderSprayedWhiteSkies]

Much of the "crumbling" is 1000% scripted horse manure. The ruling clan are maniacal deceivers; some of their mottoes are "Order (as in NWO) Out of Chaos" and "By Deception We Make War." Take the PLAN-demic for example, the illnesses were absolutely real of course, but were not naturally occurring in any way, shape, or form. The illnesses were/are chemical or biological attacks (IMO some type of toxic inhalant) but other than that, it was a MASSIVE, round-the-clock propaganda exercise. They also refer to NWO as Tikkun Olam, or Brave New World.

[@wolfeyes9357]

The 1970s music was absolutely the best and Boston being the center of rock bands back then!

[@rocknfan100]

Uhhh , Not Quite !

[@neilfogarty9913]

My life changed quite radically in July of 1977. Brad Delp and band Boston were part of my metamorphosis. Bought that cassette, stuffed it in the player on my MGB and cranked it up. Unreal! More Than A Feeling still ringing in my 75 year old ears forty five years later. Call it Mid-life Crisis, Dropping out, whatever...it was...is part of my life. Rest in Peace, Bradley. njf

[@STRATOKRUNCHER]

Sept. 08 1978 packed like a sardine in the front rows center stage. Live they sounded incredible, just like the album. Blew us away. Magic is the only word that comes close to describing those days. Nothing these days comes even close to any of this stuff.

[@Donamtrx]

Listen to this man SING LIVE!! He's just PERFECT..dznt miss a note or a beatI!! He can do no wrong!!! O.M.G....he literally gets me up on my feet! I can't sit down..brings a tear to my eye. That voice is eternal. Rest your sweet heart, Brad. You'll never feel lonely again🙏🏻😪

[@cinnamongirl7877]

Breaks my heart. Perfect pitch and I’ve heard he was just a great guy…..talent aside

[@ginajandete9120]

Toda la razón!!! Estos tipos te hacen llorar de emoción...

[@chrisknapp3413]

Amen, Brad delps vocals will definitely go on in history one of the best vocalist, his voice will be missed, without him after decades the band will never be quite the same. , I guess you could say close but no cigar.

[@chrisknapp3413]

And if I could send a message to Tom schools, it would be nice if you come back to your hometown Toledo and Ottawa hills., our replace my rockman XPR, .. and headphone XP 100, you grew up on like two blocks from me., finally got a chance to see you back in your hometown in Toledo, waited in line, gave me gold tickets front row center, unfortunately you canceled it after I waited a decade

[@detroitrockscity]

Brad Delp. You will always be a part of my life. Especially because after you,Lou Gramm,Steve Perry, and Steve Walsh, I can't listen to the garbage produced now.

[@richardvanry9000]

Steve Howe?! What on earth are you blathering about?

[@rickr2029]

@@richardvanry9000 I was about to call that out if you hadn't. Ha ha

[@PowderMill]

❌❌🤨🤨😷😷❌❌ WTF IS WRONG WITH OLD FOLK??? Have you not heard the beautiful sound created with autotune? Do you not get the whole hip hop rap movement? You are stuck in the old days..... And... THAT IS GREAT!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣. Classic Rock Lives on in perpetuity. These guys had true TALENT! ❤️🇺🇸

[@Sophia-ym2lo]

This song is dedicated to everyone who lost a loved one. God bless. "I'm calling out your name tonight" by Richie Levoi kzbin.info/www/bejne/gITFeHqfiMpmiZo

[@ChildOfThe1970s]

I agree, male singers had male voices in those days (with a few exceptions lol). But now most of the male singers sound the same, and sound a bit feeble as well.

[@liannecarey3237]

Brad Delp is the Best! He is missed. RIP 💛🎼😢

[@dewaynegreen5197]

There is no better band than BOSTON!! the way Brad holds the notes at the end of don't look back. Giva me cold chills!!! ❤️😳

[@wassupdoc2780]

Saw them at Chicago Stadium twice, 77 or 78 and 79 or 80. 1st time they blew the roof off. One of THEE best concerts I've ever seen from 18th row main floor. 2nd was great but further away. 1st time was played just like the album. Brad was fantastic. Everybody was fantastic. Boston blew the doors off. Wish Brad was still here.

[@stevenwilkinson1265]

Really strange that such rare & fabulous live footage of this band at their peak only has 12,000 views ... their debut album sold about 26 million copies ? .... a lot of people missing out on some remarkable film of these fine musicians & songwriters ...

[@MrRJ139]

Now in 2023 its gad 95,000 views. Bit more justified 😊

[@plumisland1070]

There's no lighting, bro. The whole thing.

[@leonilapayne5458]

Every live show of Boston with Brad singing is one of a kind and cannot be replaced. So actually no Boston except the old stuff. Rest In Peace and thank you for making you still lives in our heart forever with your songs and singing and happy memories.

[@walterjr.steinert6054]

Brad gave all he had and hit the high notes! Amazing. RIP

[@robertdillon9989]

We miss him badly ! 😂

[@dynjarren7523]

I swear Brad Delp made it look and sound so easy. He was very talented with an incredible range!. TS was so lucky to find him. He made the songs special! And Sib was an incredible drummer. And Barry was a great guitarist and Fran was a good bass player! In other words, Boston was a great group! RIP Brad and Sib

[@ukulelesandharmoniesstatio7658]

My God this might be the best vocal performance of all time of any genre. Hands down absolutely incredible

[@ronaldtravis970]

That Boston sound ! Nothing like it ! RIP Brad

[@rcjward]

The original Boston lineup had a chemistry for sure.

[@denisehedden5108]

I would give anything to have seen them in Concert. These Guys were phenomenal in everything.

[@ronaldmangum6756]

Me too Denise!

[@stevehart001]

One of the best live recordings with Brad singing his best. One for my Boston playlist.

[@mdv1236]

I would have to say this is pretty much the quintessential live Boston recording. Brad's voice is in fantastic shape and the band just has that sound and feel. When you listen to The groove that sib lays down and Barry nailing those guitar leads in don't look back. Fran is killing it on the bass and the harmonies are fantastic. Would love to hear the rest of this show

[@jackasswabbit1625]

The harmonizing has never been as good as it was with this lineup, even with Brad singing after 79 80 with the other players they got and to this day in my opinion the harmonizing just wasn't right and didn't sound as sweet as the original

[@ruthylopez]

I’ll catch crap for this comment, but they never sounded as good after Barry left. There, I said it.

[@waltergernand2147]

Those vocals sound outstanding!!!

[@scottvance8388]

62 year musician here. Played for a living in the 70's and 80's. My take, Brad delp, Steve Walsh, geddy Lee, Sammy hagar, Lou Gramm and Freddy mercury! The vocalists of choice. Amen and rock on...

[@ah55761]

Yours is a primo list indeed, but in his prime, Rob Halford is not to be dismissed....

[@STRATOKRUNCHER]

Nothing like those days. 2 words. (dream) (magic) because looking back that is how it feels....like a magic dream. Yeah, playing on the road, all over, like nothing. Place to place. Still have one guitar cable from '78 it still works and I still use it! I saw everyone on your list except Freddy. Rock on!

[@martinusgroninger1875]

Don't forgetmiljanko Matthyjevic, the singer of Steelheart

[@rick138]

Amazing ! So glad I got a chance to experience Boston live . My loudest concert out of the hundreds I've been to ..

[@NoNotMe0000]

I saw Boston at Anaheim Stadium in Ca sept 23 1978. A producer/engineer, Tom Scholz and the entire band sounded great! However,. Brad Delp RIP is the magic here. He has always oozed so much charisma! This performance is going into my (concert archive vault). Thank you for posting/sharing.😌

[@joelmarcinuk9314]

This is truly magical...what a fn amazing live band and vocals that are perfect...

[@tomb504dog]

I was lucky enough to see them in 1979 at 19 years old. Damn, they were great in concert and Brad was superhuman.

[@dynjarren8355]

There’s hardly any live footage of Boston the original band for some unknown reason. So this footage is precious and rare. They never released a live DVD or CD. The only complete show is a bootleg filmed at Giants stadium which is not releasable. So thanks to whoever uploaded this. The great Boston with the original lineup! RIP Brad and Sib

[@WW_1667]

Do you know the story on Brad and Tom for the first single and album? Pretty interesting...✌️😊

[@jarheadmarine5655]

They just released a live album!!!

[@dynjarren8355]

@@jarheadmarine5655 Great! It’s only taken 45 years. 😲

[@letivon6589]

@@jarheadmarine5655 Is it the one in Cleveland? I found it on iTunes one day and the next day it was gone!

[@mrvlsmrv]

Saw them in '77' and I was wondering if the could sound as good as the studio. They didn't disappoint. Especially Brad Delp. Just insane range and power.

[@sexysadie1]

Awesome, just awesome!! Brad Delp's vocals, and the instruments are in top form! They sound fantastic.

[@earnhardt3613]

Graduated in 1979 and this was the band we listened to so much i wore out at least a dozen 8 track tapes and me and my buddies saw then 5 times live back in the day.......tickets were only $8 - $12 i still have the ticket stubs.

[@edwardscomputers]

IMO one of the best bands to ever play

[@michaelthomas9991]

I had the honor to see Boston three times. First opening for Black Sabbath, next as headliner, third time at the Texxas Jam. No words describe what a class act they were, nor how good they really were in concert. I’d sure love to see and hear some remastered concert footage on Blu-ray.

[@RedSpecial-tm3gy]

Someone MUST have this in full. It's not easy to find Boston footage from their peak! Thanks for posting.

[@n5g22]

Seconded! Much appreciated to the finder and uploaded of this video! Original lineup was a once-in-a-lifetime gift to fans of rock and roll.

[@christinemarie5865]

That’s my senior year yessssssss!!! Thanks! Life was so easy ;) so fun so cool and no one needed to know where you were. I was so happy my sons took my CD’s when they were in high school. “Mom. I was born in the wrong generation. “. It’ll be ok :) must share

[@RedSpecial-tm3gy]

@@christinemarie5865 That's cool! I'm 24 and I love Boston. And a lot of other 70s rock bands. It's by far my favourite era of music. I was born in the wrong era too! 😔

[@OkieMikester]

Saw them Feb.1979 in Oklahoma City. They were great!

[@movingapollo1927]

Mike W ugh you’re so lucky

[@deborah8887]

Lucky!

[@twikirobot6897]

Where has this been all my life....fucking gold.

[@wolfeyes9357]

Sib kicked ass!!! Barry, all of these guys!!!!guts!!!!! I miss tge 70s music soooooo much!

[@clydemoreno1854]

What can I say after 40 years...rock on!!!!

[@bobslydell806]

What a poor, wasteful, SAD story about Brad, I hope he found the peace he was looking for. I saw this tour and remember, the rock man wasn’t even commercially available (how do I know? I ordered one and anxiously awaited its arrival at my local music store)...It still works today and it freaking ROCKS! Thanks Tom! In nearly every band there are varying levels of ability. This band didnt have any- they were all GREAT! All before vocal harmonizers and pitch correction were available. Mics, pedals, keys, drums, amps and PA. I hear a TON of players today, who in the never ending pursuit of tone, dont sound as good as this recording. Schultz is on FIRE!!!

[@josecuella5095]

original lineup allways the best.

[@tomulator]

Jose Cuella BG’s contribution to the overall guitar sound should not ever be discounted! TS + BG = BOSTON guitar MAGIC!

[@mrdomofan56]

0:00 - Peace of Mind 0:15 - Feelin’ Satisfied 3:19 - Don’t Look Back 7:17 - More Than a Feeling 9:02 - A Man I’ll Never Be 10:52 - Smokin’ 13:17 - Organ Solo 14:15 - Foreplay/Long Time

[@thomasloxton1317]

Where is the DVD!!

[@richardvanry9000]

Those harmonies!!

[@rockagola0112]

My GOD, how good they were!!. Thank you so much for uploading this video.

[@goggutube]

If anyone listened to Boston on anything but max volume, then you ain't a true fan of Boston!

[@pauledmonds3249]

Amazing, Man these boys could play

[@MACBoricua]

Brad Delp (RIP), Tom Scholz, and company…. The best!! 😇😇😇👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🎶🎶🎶🎶

[@pferrer90]

The Rocking Roll Hall of Fame should be called the Rocking Roll Hall of Shame until the day they induct Boston with his Original Singer... 'till them forget all who owns it and runs it.... One of the greatest Band ever with his Genius founder.

[@MACBoricua]

Unfortunately never got the chance to see them, though they did went to PuertoRico at least once that I remember and Delp was already out, but still was an event worth watching and experience!

[@Semo1969]

The Rock and Roll Hall of FAME true LINEUP

[@jusungpark7249]

Boston...is always my legend through my life^^ and thank you forever ~~

[@donaldgalardi9813]

Like stepping back in time. Audio and video are In sync. Thanks!

[@olben1095]

The perfect band for this teenage boy from rural America in 1976 and still is.

[@trismahaffay2813]

MARSHALL amps!!! bad ass!! Brad killing it !! This was the real band.

[@johnbalducci3507]

Seen em in 87 third row Boston garden . I’ve never seen a band sound so much like the album . They were better live ❤

[@AbigailJrney-1]

Oh, how I love BOSTON!!. Somebody needs to send this video clip to Peter Jackson so that his team can improve the video and audio!😊

[@bigredmachine1]

Went to the Boston " Don't Look Back" tour at The Boston Garden expecting a lame performance from a solid band. Surprise!! Outstanding.

[@millopguy]

This is great! Takes me back to March, 18th of '79 seeing them at the Iowa City Fieldhouse. Hagar opened who at the time I had never heard of.

[@jscottsmith4765]

I saw them at the Erie County Fieldhouse in PA in Nov ‘78. Sammy Hagar was the warmup also. I remember he had a Trans Am on stage. My first concert and first time seeing people smoke weed. Not me that time, I was only 14. Haha made up for that later.

[@craigafee]

Saw them 3/22/1979 same tour as this video. Such a great bad live back then. If I could go back in time I would have seen this show sober so I could remember more.

[@zorrothegreat870]

They don't make em like that anymore. An awesome band.

[@Treachery93]

This is such a jem! Where is the full concert?!? Fuck the copyrights and corporate bullshit! This need to be released, God Damn It! Release it! The fans demand it! The fans deserve it! This concert footage does not belong in a copyright folder in some filing cabinet! RELEASE IT! RELEASE IT!

[@donnahall7750]

i think he was an awesome person love to hear him sing

[@bigbadbamboo1]

Covered them every night. Went to dozens of their concerts to understand and study them.

[@backslash68]

a question for you then: did the backing vocals sound as good as what we hear in this video? around 1978-1980.

[@cindypetersen5561]

I closed my eyes and I slipped away…❤

[@j.leighscruggs4944]

Love Boston!!

[@strattt10]

Come on, someone has this entire show. Lets hope they release it!

[@ricardolaloma8265]

Please release the complete concert😷

[@TheDontflinch]

Wow this is incredible footage.

[@chrisferrandino9563]

RIP Brad and Sib....

[@djo2112]

This is awesome - brings back a lot of memories and that was almost 40 years ago! These guys rocked! Post more if you can!

[@stevengoodman3498]

The incredible Brad Delp. Rest in peace brother.

[@rosemerysoliz8859]

Incomparable Brad Delp!! Actualmente Tom saca la banda adelante con lo que tiene! Mi recono cimiento a Tom

[@909droy]

Amazing vocalist .... Brad delp

[@marcusnonius4296]

Wow I found this after a lifetime

[@ntreeftyz5481]

feeling satisfied...waoo what a riff!

[@MACBoricua]

Tom Scholtz, genius…. Brad Delp, the voice! The rest of the band, incomparable!!

[@tomulator]

EPIC. Bigger than life!

[@dogsavethequeen7689]

HS. Brad had some pipes on him. Never ceases to amaze.

[@michaelnorth6069]

The last couple of nights of the October 1979 performances at the Rainbow Theatre London were recorded for the band using 2 cameras, one mobile in front of the stage and another on the lighting gallery suspended from the main balcony for wide or front shots. The camera used in the lighting gallery was a small, with a low resolution suitable for recording to vhs tape, although on this occasion it was recorded onto Sony U-Matic cassette. It is possible that this is from that performance, the quality is certainly about the same, but I seem to remember that the wide/front shots from the lighting position would have been at more of an angle, looking down on the stage rather more than this video shows. I have this information because I was the cameraman on the lighting balcony on the last night at the Rainbow, joined by the wives/girlfriends of the band, who I had to ask a few times to try and keep still, because as they jumped up and down to the music the whole thing shook! Hope this may be of some help.

[@machineryman7197]

Michael North I dont think this is from any night of their Euro tour. Since they changed their arrangements slightly for Dont look back (playing the guitar solo twice and singing the harmonies differently). Then again this is a guess.

[@machineryman7197]

And i wasnt there so i could be completely wrong lol. I do have an audio recording of 10 16 79 though

[@michaelnorth6069]

Hi MachineryMan71, Wow you seem to know your stuff on Boston so I think you must be right about this video not being from the last 1979 tour Rainbow concert. If it still exists, I assume the video from that night must still be with someone connected to the group, although the quality will be very similar to what we see here, pretty poor by today's standards.

[@machineryman7197]

Michael North Yeah lol. Btw thats really cool that you were there to see it. (my dad was at giants stadium). Anyways, if i had to guess, id think this was either capitol centre or houston. I saw a chicago concert vid at houston and the audio/video quality was identical

[@willthetrill4849]

Michael North well hopefully the entire footage gets released soon

[@javierechavarria1979]

Barry and sib helped on back vocals, great vid, love it actually ,👀 maybe whole show somewhere available fingers crossed

[@flalawdog71]

Tom Scholz should've never broken up that original lineup. The muscianship was unmatched.

[@josephcalitri5710]

Man that crowd is going BONKERS

[@Nostradanis]

Sometimes the “like” button is just so inadequate.

[@abelcano3723]

So incredible! Brad delp is so wonderful.

[@Texans9517]

Boston co-headlined the Texxas Jamm at the Dallas Cotton Bowl Stadium in July 1979. I was there and will never forget it!

[@strattt10]

How could that not be on video somewhere? Huge concert!

[@jamesrudd8705]

And headlined it again in 1987. I was there for that one. Saw them in 1979 in Atlanta.

[@sgrof]

The original band, nothing else like it!

[@robertdillon9989]

Wow great clip! Awesome intensity! They were touring heavily at the time , saw em twice, this music is NoT easy to do live! Theirs were really studio albums…. A good night

[@zepolep2112]

This is an awesome piece for us to see. Thank you for sharing this. I really appreciate it! Legends!

[@vanessaregina6673]

Brad Maravilhoso, sempre com um sorriso no rosto,cantava e se divertia. Vocal limpo e doce. Descanse em paz❤

[@LEnzo-yg3im]

Brad Delp is a LEGEND of Boston !

[@ambriadaniels-dovolis7496]

Was. Brad committed suicide several years back

[@LEnzo-yg3im]

@@ambriadaniels-dovolis7496 Yes i know and then it does not prevent that remains the LEGEND of Boston,ok or not ok!!!

[@donnahall7750]

true legend

[@Len-oe4wj]

He was the HEART & SOUL of Boston!!!

[@flashrocks666]

"....and yeah, yeah. i understand Tom Scholtz is the genius behind all this, and he invented pedals and gadgets, and had the ONLY green velvet vest on earth, and had that cool spaceship pedal thingy, and played pipe organ, but i just like Barry Goudreau's playing and guitar style much better. and im right, everyone else is wrong, and Brad Delp was beyond PERFECT on his vocals every night....."

[@dphirschler1]

Holy shit! What I would give to see the original unedited footage! Thanks for sharing.

[@curtcogley3389]

I saw them here in Spokane Washington in 1978 and words really can't describe properly what it was like. We kept joking that the show wasn't real because every song sounded like the album, I wouldn't be surprised if we'd put a stopwatch on the songs that they'd have been within a few seconds of the original recordings!

[@leonjuarros4505]

Boston and the eagles sound like their albums when their live,no auto tune,because their great bands

[@am2boni]

Classic times!!! Awesome! Thanks for sharing!!!!

[@user-om2xx1qt6n]

Yes I'm coming and don't look back👀⛽🏍️

[@Chevelle_5150]

Um. Hello Rock n Roll hall of fame!!!!!! GET BOSTON IN !!!!!!

[@bruceburniece333]

My favorite band ever. Thanks for posting. I have never seen this footage before. Awesome!

[@jimbundy8449]

Brad as always awesome vocals, all extremely talented! Timeless music! 🤘🏻