Boston - Full Concert - 06/17/79 - Giants Stadium (OFFICIAL)

[@UKBLUE1]

Boy was it great to be a teenager in the 70's!

[@frankfromupstateny3796]

F$ck yeah!!

[@claudioantoniocarrascolu-uv4xb]

Of course mister! It was great.We really loved the hard rock

[@christinechristensen6871]

YES IT WAS ☮️❤️

[@lizardperson988]

I wish. I couldn’t even imagine how cool it was in the 80’s and 90’s. I was born 94 🥸

[@lafaynecallahan7189]

Sure was!!

[@kenamaro3942]

Who didn't love Boston in the 70"s ??

[@frankfromupstateny3796]

Maybe.. Aerosmith didnt.. stole alot of they market share!

[@carpenoctem775]

@@frankfromupstateny3796Boston was a way better band.

[@martinduran9523]

​@@carpenoctem775as an Aerosmith fan I agree Boston is way better

[@martygufler2621]

I can remember the first time heard “Long Time”. I was blown away.

[@SeanLovesAviation]

My favorite band of all time, and I’m almost 70. RIP Brad.

[@Vanasse1]

My God, we were so privileged to grow up in the 70’s, 80’s…. There was no better time to be young! The emotion and nostalgia this evokes is beyond measure. We had no idea this music would go away forever. Thank God for KZbin.

[@rolandbouchat7462]

Now they have something else. My parents were probably thinking the same thing when i was listening to this in the 80s

[@williamleather500]

Some of these guys are long gone . . .their music lives on forever . . . .!

[@dianeprigge595]

Yes!!!!

[@adamcoe]

The music didn't go away, you just got older. Just like the generations before and after you. Ask your parents' generation and your kids' generation, they will tell you a near identical story about how it was the best time to be young, and the music will never be replicated, and music now is shit. Sound familiar?

[@bobbygrecco9387]

This was my 1st concert,we walked to the stadium from carlstadt. I was 14 yrs. Old. This brings back so many memories. I didn't even know all of the bands at the time but i sure learned who they were quick. Still listening today. This brings back so many memories! My 1st but certainly not my last concert!! Been to close to 100 different shows. Space Ace lives in my town,small world. Remember "God gave rock n roll to us!!"

[@tomgorycki7176]

Wow, Brad's voice! No echo, reverb, and certainly no auto-tune. Just dry vocals, but what a voice!🙌

[@kent-oveprestberg3578]

The greatest voice in rock history

[@bboss8048]

Before Pro Tools there were pros.

[@marcusbailey2632]

Has reverb, delay, and phaser on it. You're wrong

[@tomgorycki7176]

@@marcusbailey2632 OK, Brad has a little reverb and compression, Barry has a chorus effect on his voice, but still no auto-tune. 🙄

[@DBCooper81]

​@@tomgorycki7176 The most melodically PERFECT band of all time.IMO

[@mishacalvin1]

One of the greatest band of all time. First album is beyond unbelievable

[@markrosenquist8259]

Definitely! Every song on their first album is a hit.

[@snave59]

Their first 3 albums were very good.I had all 3.Doesn't look like many people were at this concert.

[@markrosenquist8259]

@@snave59 I’m sure there was. The seats they are showing are behind the stage.

[@Rockstar-lx2li]

So true.. a forever classic

[@ryansextonsr.2071]

Too bad they'll probably never be inducted into the hall of Fame.

[@cardio0007]

R.I.P. Brad Delp. I still think about you after you've been gone.

[@laurenval2370]

As well as I do!😢

[@christinechristensen6871]

Me too-a real talent. He suffered from depression and was haunted by it for most of his life. RIP Brad Delp and sing with all of the angels in heaven now and forever.🙏🩷☮️

[@HolliV-un4xx]

Yea... wonder why he put that hidden cam in his gf's sisters room?

[@AndreBalabarca-xh6wy]

Yo también extraño a Brad Delp, amigo 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺 R.I.P

[@AndreBalabarca-xh6wy]

​@@christinechristensen6871😔👍👍

[@horaceball5418]

1977 was the best summer of my life!

[@cathsrq]

Yeah I got laid

[@mikebenneig653]

Im 46 (2023) I heard all of this as a kid and on the radio. One of my fathers favorite bands. As an amateur guitar player with some understanding of music, Boston is fucking awesome! Just reminds me of my father. RIP

[@Shooter_FPV]

Just lost my dad, so I get it... prayers to you...

[@iluvdaguitar]

I'm probably close to your dad's age. I have kids not much younger than you. I guarantee one thing, if Boston was one of his favorite bands, I would have definitely been one of his buddies! Not gonna list them, but I bet I know what his 10 favorite bands were just based on him being a Boston fan! Sorry for your loss! Rock on! ✌️🤘

[@JamesGrenchus-kv9wz]

😅😅😅😅​@@iluvdaguitar

[@luvlypnut1106]

RIP to your dads. That's a tough pill to swallow. My husband and I loved this band. He played their music all the time. We never tired of them. My husband died suddenly of a blood clot. Listening to these guys is a whole different meaning.

[@KnightOnBaldMountain]

Your old man had good taste.

[@fzdolfan]

This was the first concert I ever attended. And I don't mean this tour, I mean THIS SHOW! It is so awesome that I can relive it anytime I want. 😄

[@joeyheckler4845]

sure ya did. LOL. Just incredible the lies.

[@whataboutrob442]

​@@joeyheckler4845There was probably 50k people there. Why would he have to lie about it?

[@johnmcaleese8459]

​@@joeyheckler4845You sir, are a dick. My first reaction was happiness for the guy. You, call him a liar. You're in for a sad, lonely life.

[@alkinceratfafterthefly6284]

No way!!!

[@fzdolfan]

@@whataboutrob442 he had a similar reply to someone else on another video. He's a troll. And you're right, I have nothing to gain from lying about this. Especially since I wasn't trying to convince anyone. I don't care if anyone believes me or not. 😄

[@carlmontney7916]

Just as fresh today in 2024 as it was the day it was released. Brad's voice was strong ,pure, and unbelievable. Sib was solid. Fran Sheehan's bass was so fluid and lively, but I'll bet his neck was sore after each performance. LOL Shout outs to Tom and Barry whose guitar work combined with Barry and Brad's vocals defined the Boston sound. So many of the beautiful melodic lead guitar parts are Barry at his finest. RIP Brad Delp and Sib Hashian

[@christinechristensen6871]

Thank you for your eloquent statements about each band member and how they all meshed and complimented each other! Your wonderful words nailed it! It makes my neck hurt, though, to watch Fran’s headbanging…..😂❤

[@timin770]

Sad to think of a guy who brought such joy being in so much pain

[@davidtollefson8411]

Live rock music doesn’t get any better than this. Heart, talent, and soul.

[@pibly7784]

EXACTLY.

[@justingutube]

Brad Delp is underrated. He had an incredible voice with amazing range.

[@tonythompson6350]

Such a tragic ending for some one so talented RIP Brad.

[@MiguelLopez-jm9ix]

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[@ciesacr6352]

Man Sheehan is such an incredible bass player...

[@justingutube]

@@JW-iy5yb well said Jack

[@carpediemarts705]

Oh, I do believe enough people had their pulse quickened at Boston concerts that his estimation has been properly gagued.

[@msrunner62]

I would give anything to go back to these times

[@christinechristensen6871]

Me too! I would hope to think that I would have appreciated it much more than I did, experienced less anxiety, stress and depression and not so much teen angst over boys!

[@victormarrotti2575]

Of course you would.You would be younger,as all of us would be

[@BobRock420]

AMEN

[@agmackinnon854]

just, wow. What a band. And back then, you could afford to see live rock, no auto tune, no click, just 100% the real deal. The live sound is out of this world.

[@adamcoe]

Yeah you can definitely notice the lack ot autotune, lol...not that I'm saying there should have been, but there were some...blue notes in there you might say

[@JawTooth]

I was 18. the 70s and early 80s were the best times for rock N roll. You had to be there. I would give anything just to go back to the 70s for a one night rock concert. I'll never forget the smell inside the coliseum either

[@billdempsey2726]

I hear you brother

[@RIFFRAFF104]

I was just telling a young person what a crazy smell came from a 70-80' rock concert. Especially the Grateful Dead... Good times!!

[@christylblue]

yes they were!

[@Xrm550]

Sweat, pot and sex

[@cdavid8139]

JawTooth the Train Guy? I'm with you. Back to the 70's for a night with friends and the drums telling your heart what to do.

[@jesseserna8424]

My all time favorite Rock band I was 14 in 79 and I still play there first album (cd) In my truck and sing along 🚛..RIP Brad best singer ever 🙌🏼

[@youropionmattersnot]

What a wonderful example of 70s performance art. My early childhood was filled with this "new music"

[@kswhiteyak]

Not only did he have the best voice but, that smile, omg best smile in the world. He literally just enjoyed making music, he didn’t give a shit about fame. He loved what he did. Rest easy Brad, you are missed.

[@stillnotwoke]

Yep...

[@markrosenquist8259]

Amazing voice

[@danielavila6695]

AMEN!!! 🙏 🙏 🙏

[@SmackWaterMack001]

do you know why he killed himself ? what a trip !!!

[@SmackWaterMack001]

@Rick H Brad Delp was her “best friend,” someone she could turn to after a bad date, a breakup, or just a tough day. And for nearly 2½ years, Meg Sullivan also lived with the famed singer for the band Boston, staying in a spare bedroom at his house on Academy Avenue in Atkinson, N.H. By all accounts, the arrangement was platonic; Pamela Sullivan, Meg’s older sister, was Delp’s fiancee. But the relationship between Delp and the Sullivan sisters took a dark turn on the morning of Feb. 28, 2007. That’s when Meg Sullivan discovered a hidden camera that Delp had placed in her bedroom. She confronted Delp and fled to her boyfriend’s place, marking the start of a personal crisis that appears to have dominated the last nine days of Delp’s life. On March 9, Pamela Sullivan found Delp, 55, dead in his bathroom. The deeply depressed singer had killed himself by lighting two charcoal grills and letting the carbon monoxide overtake him. These previously unreported revelations regarding Delp’s relationship with Meg Sullivan have become a central piece of the now two-year-old defamation lawsuit filed by Boston founder Tom Scholz against the Boston Herald. Following Delp’s death, Herald stories, quoting an interview with Delp’s former wife, Micki Delp, and material from unnamed sources, seemed to suggest that Scholz was to blame for Delp’s suicide. A week after his 2007 suicide, the Herald’s Inside Track writers Gayle Fee and Laura Raposa quoted Micki Delp in a piece with the headline, “Pal’s snub made Delp do it: Boston rocker’s ex-wife speaks.’’ They wrote about the conflicts between Scholz and past band members and stated that Micki Delp said her former husband was “upset over the lingering bad feelings from the ugly breakup of the band Boston over 20 years ago’’ and “driven to despair’’ by recent changes in the group. It was, the Herald reported, “the last straw in a dysfunctional professional life that ultimately led to the frontman’s suicide, Delp’s ex-wife said.’’ For the lawsuit, Herald attorneys point to voluminous testimony from former Boston members, other local musicians, Delp’s doctor, and Delp’s friends, including Meg Sullivan, many of whom say the singer didn’t like Scholz, desperately wanted to quit the band, and felt tormented by his role as middle man in an ugly conflict between Boston’s founder and former band members. All of this was summarized in a 140-page statement filed by the Herald in April. Scholz’s attorneys argue that the guitarist didn’t cause Delp’s depression and that the singer’s personal problems - deepened by his fiancee’s affair in the summer of 2006 and the discovery of the hidden camera in her younger sister’s bedroom - led to his suicide. Meg Sullivan, who now lives in California, did not respond to requests for an interview, but her taped depositions in the lawsuit, along with e-mails to and from Delp filed as evidence, shed new light on the tragic story of Delp and the complicated history of Boston, a band that soared to fame in the 1970s before becoming consumed by decades of conflict.

[@joeyv47]

Fran is an absolute MONSTER on the bass

[@windberpa1220]

Fran blew my mind watching him in this concert! He is a beast! Head banging the entire show! Stunning bass player.

[@jordanbruce]

Man, what a performance this concert from him

[@AS-pi3zg]

@@windberpa1220 hell ya! But his neck makes mine hurt must have a hell of a chiropractic bill😘

[@paulthephysicaltherapist7275]

He seems to come from the John Entwistle school of "why play one note when I can play 3?", but with a fatter, mellower tone. I really dig his playing.

[@richgouette]

100% agreed!

[@MarsChannel4u]

This bass player!! Fire baby! I love Boston! Some of the greatest rock songs ever of all time forever and to infinity and beyond. 🤘

[@dannylast5715]

Walked away deaf! Best concert ever! You just had be there to understand how massive, great and incredibly loud it was. Don't Look Back? I can't help it, it was one of the best days of my life...

[@WestCoastDon448]

You are so lucky friend

[@Rhino1277HotRails]

Danny Last hahahaha awesome brother....

[@dudykaram]

Danny Last - I envy you for that.... you are right... amazing concert, amazing band, pure rock & roll... school for the other bands about to come in the 80's

[@dudykaram]

Danny Last - I envy you for that.... you are right... amazing concert, amazing band, pure rock & roll... school for the other bands about to come in the 80's

[@ukslag]

What other bands where there

[@fritesmayo7613]

Damn Fran looks like he's having the time of his life, great energy

[@stephenfiore9960]

…Tom Sholtz is grinning ear to ear also

[@keith7630]

Man, hats off to whoever posted this gem. One of the best bands ever.

[@ursulaschlapbach311]

Thanks a lot!

[@darrelict1]

My God are they tight. And let's be honest - Boston's material is not easy to recreate live. I'd forgotten how good these guys were together. I sure do miss it.

[@MattSmithTOFY]

If you do a YT search, you see just how many people have tried to copy the drumming. I tried as a teen and could only get close, but not exact. Then again, I only had a 5 piece set.

[@scottarivett496]

Right on there...their stuff is hard to do. If you can work out the music nobody can sing it in record key. In 30+ years of playing live music I remember covering one Boston song: Amanda...that’s it

[@jlarrybrewer1149]

darrelict1 you got that right. No prerecorded backing tracks or sequencers to boost the sound, just talent and loud amplifiers!

[@jlarrybrewer1149]

Rick R they could have had an Eventide Harmonizer, if so this would have been a very earlier use of it live

[@leonthompson8988]

@@rickr2029 look again and you might see that Sib the drummer sang the high harmony. After sib left Tom invented a harmonizer to use on Brads vocals

[@Burps___]

This is Boston: Tom, Brad, Barry, Fran, and Sib. Period.

[@liquidbraino]

RIP Brad and Sib. They will never be forgotten. Every single member of this band was the backbone of the band. They were solid; you can't remove a single one of them and still have Boston.

[@beanstalker3292]

The one and only legendary line up......

[@zoso1980]

@@liquidbraino It's funny some will make the 'legal' argument that Boston is Tom. The rest were hired guns and therefore irrelevant. I find that thinking so odd. You can't force chemistry in music between players. The chemistry between this line up and their own unique strengths DEFINED the Boston sound. To call them hired guns, is just offensive. It neuters just how important each member was to that sound. Tom's been chasing it ever since never to be replicated.

[@colinlo2743]

Let’s not forget Jim Masdea was also the mastermind behind the drums

[@MandyPigtails]

Jim Masdea

[@skyytheater]

The original Boston band line up was the best! Amazing vocals and guitar harmonies. RIP Brad and Sib. ❤

[@natureboy1313]

Yea, Tom Schulz and Brad Delp. That was it for the first album.

[@steve_esq.]

I love the imperfections! The vocal strain on some of the highs. Harmonies that are slightly off at times. There's color to the music. It's not stale with tracks and effects. It's real fking rock n roll! 🤘

[@randybaykey913]

Back in the he seventies Vancouver was still a bit of a ba CC kwater,but most of the tours startéd here andall the big acts played here at one time or another.$10 got you in the he Door. If you were broke you just waited for the right moment when the crowd rushed the door and run for it. Festival seating meant that you could be hugging the stage if you out were fast enough and forceful enough.pI saw everybody that was anybody as far as rock n roll back then. I think tickets were about $10. Those were the days

[@MichaelSmith-ig8bw]

The way it used to be. Live and sometimes not perfect but rock and roll. RIP Brad and Sib, thanks for the memories. Music was awesome in the late 70s. Glad I was along for the ride.

[@RustyB22]

Those high studio vocals sound real difficult to replicate on. I'm impressed with how they are doing it live.... Truly a debut album that came out swinging

[@le_th_]

Very pure rock and roll...

[@williamberven-ph5ig]

Autotune is a disaster for music. Musical paint by number. Give me a great natural human voice flaws and all.

[@drnotebender6442]

Sitting at home on a Sat night watching this time capsule. So glad it’s enshrined here. It’s imperfectly perfect. The audio isn’t great, the mix isn’t great, but the band still comes through and the energy is through the roof. Tom was the studio genius, but you see the weight that the band was carrying live. Fran was absolutely nuts on bass, and Barry on gtr 2/backing vox, quietly carrying an enormous workload with ease. Recreating these songs with 1979 technology required some real killers on stage. There weren’t any clicks or pro tools tracks behind these guys in this. There’s nowhere for Brad Delp to hide…no auto tune, no computer generated backing tracks, no in ear monitors. He’s deep in a tour singing an impossible catalog of songs night after night. and judging by the gear on stage he probably can’t hear himself very well. Still he kills it, jazz notes and all. What a monster he was on the mic. There’s no soul or humanity in technical perfection, so critics be silenced. This is a snapshot of true rock and roll as it was, of a band working hard to recreate the impossible.

[@5xchamps269]

Awesome

[@abelcano3723]

Great take.

[@macgirl1231]

Poetry

[@jimih7811]

Bravo for your lucid and true diagnostic of the technical difficulties to play live such a monstrous répertoire especially Brad's inhuman challenge....

[@Fred-gi4uz]

Perfectly said, modern day musicians have no idea of the raw god given talent here on display and in no way could ever compare

[@wendysweb]

My all time favorite band! I remember driving around in my first car, blasting Boston all the time! Such amazing talent, from the writing, to the arrangements, to the performances. Boston has a truly unique sound. The guitars, keyboards, Sib’s unbelievable drumming, Brad’s OMG vocals and his multiple harmonies on the albums are insane. Got to see Brad’s last performance before he died, I literally could not stay in my seat - it was amazing. I met Sib at an autism fundraising event and got to chat with him a bit. He was so friendly and kind. My heart goes out to their families. Thank you, Boston, for being such a huge part of the soundtrack of my life! ❤

[@tripplelindy2]

58 now and I still do it!

[@BigBass-xf5yi]

Good God. What a performance. The 70s was the greatest time to be a kid.

[@le_th_]

I'm sitting her watching this with tears running down my face. Never as a child did I think I would get to see this live performance so many years later in my living room on my television.

[@5150JAM]

I was lucky....saw Led Zep, Floyd, Yes, Heart, Boston, Foreigner, Tull & Sabbath

[@johnmcaleese8459]

​@@5150JAMBorn in '64 in a great neighborhood of Philadelphia. Big bands stopped in Philly quite often. That is a hell of a list of bands you saw. Floyd and Zeppelin. My God David Gilmour is my guitar hero. I'm not too old for that am I. ? Lol

[@johnmcaleese8459]

​@@le_th_I completely understand. It's almost ghostly for me. This cassette played on and on. Start to finish and back again until the tape got slower because of the batteries loosing power. My youth was fantastic.

[@5150JAM]

during the Animals tour I was at the MSG show that Roger Waters yelled at a fan about M80s during the show

[@stevensalsbury4060]

Look kids, no dancers, no fancy strobe lights, no harmonizers...just talent

[@Dethmeister]

I don't know. It sounded like Barry Goudreau's backing vocal was going through some kind of electronic harmonizer. They used a lot of sound enhancing electronics that Tom Scholz designed.

[@Itsmypartyonline]

Possibly an Eventide Harmonizer? I hear it too.

[@spamwagon]

Yup. Brilliant if you ask me.

[@abbiebeast]

No Shultz electonics

[@rickyboby560]

Steven Salsbury whith that coment u pretty much just took a shit on queen

[@parrotheadstx]

Who's watching in late 2024?

[@jroberts2nd]

No one.

[@rayfabris2512]

me great band music and times 😊

[@PaulGosselinsr]

Watching in December and remembering their debut in 1976! Damn I love GOOD rock and roll!

[@joca5181]

​@@jroberts2nd piss off nerd

[@jeffreyash3802]

It never gets old but I do

[@radioactive9861]

People throwing frisbees onto the stage...how fucking 70's is THAT?????loveit

[@le_th_]

It's a brilliant time to be alive when you can see a concert online that you were too young to attend as a child. Sitting here...tears streaming down my face...so very grateful to be alive during this time in history...and thinking how very lucky we all are to be able to see this today. Thank you @Boston on MV for posting this

[@SusanWalther-zt9cb]

Exactly!!!

[@christinechristensen6871]

So agree with your statement!!

[@thegreateight]

Unbelievable... but today is the 45th anniversary of this awesome concert. I rewatched it with great pleasure. One of my favorite American bands! From Russia with love!!! ❤

[@silvaresl]

That bass player is amazing!!!!

[@Twotontessie]

That's passion. You can't fake that type of energy - it's not drugs, money or anything else. He's just into it.

[@AndreasDivus1]

Proto head banging!

[@poynt100]

Yeah, amazing, he's a giant metronome!!

[@SaintsCheat]

Ya but when he joined Van Halen he showcased his backup vocals too

[@jarrydee2799]

@@SaintsCheat That is NOT Michael Anthony who played bass in van halen!

[@dougtull4594]

No autotune. No tricks. The beauty of the human voice.

[@gmlfrench]

Simply put, one of the greatest rock bands of all time. Rest in peace Brad.

[@garyolshan4177]

Boston's debut is a FUCKING MASTERPIECE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@kevinstimelsky673]

💯

[@tommybass40]

For Boston to get this close live to their studio sound is mind boggling. This bands’ chops were out of this world.

[@jaysantos536]

On this tour at least in Fort Worth TX in May in front of 18,000 folks they sounded HORRIBLE and nothing like the records. Sammy Hagar opened and BLEW them away......Interesting note is that their current guitarist (Gary Pihl) played that night...........in Sammy's band. Met them both a day earlier at Sound Town Records in Ridgmar Mall where I worked. Both cool easy going guys.....

[@BigRob5150]

Everytime i watch this video, i think the same thing.

[@Sc9cvsd]

I'd say even better! The small changes and embellishments Brad make sounds even more natural and better

[@cmet8280]

Saw them live in San Diego they were perfect.

[@floepiejane]

See this is a negative in my ears. Just put the album on, then.

[@DGruhot92]

Tom just always looks like he’s having such a good time!

[@christinechristensen6871]

He can’t stop smiling!! It’s infectious!!!! He is having the time of his life hearing and playing his favorite type of music!!!

[@riphopfer5816]

Agreed. He still looked like that 17 years later. I remember how blown away I was that they set up a full pipe organ onstage with them when I saw them in ‘97. It was enormous and explosive.

[@DuayneHoward]

52 years and I finally get to see the original Boston play live. Thank you for posting!

[@robertfrederick4714]

Agreed

[@johnmcaleese8459]

​@@robertfrederick4714Indeed. A modern day miracle. Who knew this even existed? With all it's fault's, I got to see these heros of Rock. Rulers of FM radio for several years.

[@TheSkeffdog]

Brad Delp.... simply one of THE greatest ever. Fran Sheehan? Ever seen a bassist so consumed by 1/8th notes? Genius.

[@le_th_]

No idea what 8th notes are, but the man is clearly possessed by the spirit of rock and roll.

[@PrairieMidwester]

Sheehan/Hashian….an unbelievable rhythm section

[@djcrunch4518]

I was at this show ! Giants Stadium 1979 ! The Outlaws and Poco were also on the bill ! But we never saw the opening bands due to our loyalty to Boston so we tailgated!! Lol Fresh out of school and Kicking Off Summer!! 😎❤️🔥Great Bands , Memories to last a lifetime!! Rock On 🤘🏼 😎❤️🔥

[@tripplelindy2]

Was Todd Rundgren there as well?

[@ogrebattle22763]

Brad Delp .... what a voice... sadly missed...

[@jaysantos536]

RIP

[@barismomalways]

Was so fortunate to have seen them 3 times before Brad left us. He is so incredibly loved and missed.

[@christinechristensen6871]

Yes, he is loved and missed by so many of us diehard Boston fans and I’m sure by his close family and friends. Love you, Brad Delp, and hope you are still rocking it in heaven.

[@riphopfer5816]

During the 90s, I was especially into 60s/70s rock music. The Doors, the Beatles, early Pink Floyd , Boston, Deep Purple, Rainbow, Dire Straits, and my favourite band of all time: Blue Öyster Cult. My dad took me to see Boston in 1997; we had third row seats. Both Brad Delp and Fran Cosmo were on vocals. They each sung songs from their respective albums. Brad sang the classics, with Fran as backup, and Fran sang stuff from *Walk On*. It was a DEADLY show. One of the best. My dad and I went on to see loads more bands together. Jethro Tull, Van Halen, Billy Squier, Roger Waters… He’s only 20 years my senior, and with me being the musical antiquarian that I am, we never argued over what to listen to on the car cassette deck. I went through a period in my early teens during which I listened to heavier music than was to his taste, but we had no difficulty finding a compromise. I will always cherish those memories.

[@dnice9168]

Lucky too, Oakland Coluseum, 1987. I was 6 months pregnant, when they stopped after each song, my son would kick it up and when they played again. Yep, both my kids r rockers.

[@dannymcglone7430]

I bought this and a RUsh album one day and It was my introduction into Rock.

[@fintanoclery2698]

Great introduction.

[@carpenoctem775]

Both bands kick ass.

[@paigemills67]

Boston, hands down, had some of the best riffs ever!! And Brad's voice, MY GOD, NO ONE will ever have a voice like that again! We miss you, Brad!! RIP!

[@TheJimmybang]

We definatley had the best Rock bands in the 70's/early 80's

[@kristopherloviska9042]

There were some good ones. The corporate monster hadn't completely taken over yet.

[@UnfortunateAltarBoy]

Damn straight!

[@martintaper7997]

Who is "we"?

[@moviefan62]

"Definitely"

[@kristopherloviska9042]

@@martintaper7997 "We" would be the generation that came of age during those times. Not that hard to figure that one out.

[@10000Rachel]

There will never be another band like this that brings summertime Rock n Roll to our anticipation of long winter to an end, good time original rock and roll BOSTON!

[@vayabroder729]

What a tight band; Fran Sheehan’s bass lines always amazed me! Love how Tom Scholz is always smiling from ear to ear while performing.

[@albdoce]

And those harmonies! ...

[@davidwaller3790]

Yeah Fran's way underrated..

[@mykemech]

Fran always brought the energy

[@RussellGoodpasture]

God bless the one that put this out or send it to me 🎸🎼👍🌏Aman to that beautiful days of the power of music 🌏🌕🌚

[@dustchip8060]

I saw Boston at the old Hollywood Sportatorium in South Florida either 77 or 78. I did not think they were playing live because they sounded like their studio albums. It was the purest concert I ever attended. How they achieved their studio sound live was in incredible. Note for note. I will never forget it.

[@ColinJarrett]

Boston at the Hollywood Sportatorium < Possibly the best titled gig I ever heard of.

[@le_th_]

What an amazing memory! One of the moments that make life worth living.

[@whatsit2ya247]

As opposed to the NEW Sportatorium?

[@dk237]

I went to many concerts at the sportatorium in the 80s. Good times!

[@dustchip8060]

@dk237 Were you one of the persons after a concert helping to push my 69 GTO to jump start it because I left my lights on? I'm not saying weed was involved. Lol

[@SirBelvedere333]

This time in music will never return. Pure talent and heart. No auto tune, no computer crap just guys that worked hard and played harder. What a great time to live 50’s, 60’s, 70’s and some of the 80’s. Music today is just fake. RIP to those who have left us.

[@Zoetropeification]

I was 17 in 79. Best thing about Boston was they were a band both guys and girls liked. Made for a great couples concert experience.

[@jeffvanschoonhoven5171]

Barry is a phenomenal guitar player as well. He plays with Tom well and it is hard to tell who is playing what without looking very close. Very underrated

[@billmurphy9921]

Except that a GibsonSG and Tom’s Les Paul are different tones. 😉

[@gameroftheyear1000]

@@billmurphy9921 Barry had his SG bridge pickup swapped with a Dimarzio Super distortion which pretty much was exactly like Tom’s. He actually hits Tom’s tone pretty close all things considered. And I’m sure Tom helped him out and lent him some gear to make it so. He’s always one to replicate the sound of the albums live. Listen the Barry’s solo song Dreams with Brad Delp singing and playing rhythm guitar, literally has that full on Boston sound.

[@Cinemagoer_64]

Barry is more accomplished.

[@maverickjohn923]

What an era for some great rock n roll. Thank you Lord for letting me be brought up in the 70's.

[@michaelstratton6701]

Me too

[@chickasawstarrmountain9747]

Me too got the album for Christmas as a kid wore it out on my mickey mouse record player

[@micheleparker3780]

Yes;. Thank You God!!!!

[@johnnyholland8765]

I have heard these songs for all these many years and had never seen them played live. Tom is a machine........ Boston is a machine....... As I think back at this time in my life and listen to this music I get tears in my eyes. I never knew it meant this much to me. When you realize it has been 36 years and these songs bring back that much emotion. This was music at its finest.

[@dodgerdogz5449]

Johnny - we're kindred spirits. I so feel you on this one.

[@axellevp7544]

MarkKiddGuitar - Happy Birthday man. Great way to start the day, for sure.

[@jonshonebarger5707]

MarkKiddGuitar 40 years my friend! More Than A Feeling was a big hit in 76!

[@abbiebeast]

All studio - they did not do live gigs cause of Tom, this is rare so enjoy.

[@richardmaslinski422]

Johnny Holland greatt

[@Tylerbag]

This is how live music should be done! So awesome

[@briandaly7236]

I’m totally good with being older, seeing as how I was actually able to experience bands like Boston performing live! :)

[@liborsionko]

Amen to that. And don't forget arthritis and the other one... er.... Alzheimers! that's it!!

[@mcartworksigns]

I am jealous.

[@Fred-gi4uz]

Absolutely, we had the greatest talent to rock out to, no auto tune no voice overs

[@Fred-gi4uz]

Riding around in our 60’s and 70’s suped up hot rods jamming this out was heaven

[@gregorykiernan7849]

Amen to that...the greatest era of Rock N Roll...👍

[@RiffRock51]

Tom Scholz is a genius and Brad Delp had a phenomenal voice. Love this band.

[@RachelAnneAmbrose]

No backing tracks. Live vocals and instruments. For 1979 this was incredible. How Tom Scholz and his genius was able to create the electronics to create the guitar sound he heard in his head was amazing. Def Leppard went on to use his Rockman to record the Hysteria album.

[@len3169]

I had a rock man in the 80’s, I wish I kept it.

[@johnmatullo773]

I was somewhere in that audience! Great show even with rain most of the day! Boston, the Outlaws, Todd Rundgren and Utopia, and Poco! Rainy all day, rain stopped during the Outlaws, the sun came out when Brad sang, as clear as the sun in the summer sky! What perfect timing as if Boston planed it!

[@lowellabrams]

I was there too in the upper deck somewhere. 15 at the time. Was a strange mix of bands. The southern rock fans left after the Outlaws, who were excellent in their own right. Maybe they all ran out of weed. Boston was truly awesome. Their sound was tight on point. They rocked the arena. Great memories. Thanks for posting.

[@scotthompson6271]

I crashed that show and got chased by security down the stairs and jumped down onto the field rite after it stopped raining and slid accross the tarp that was covering the field

[@scotthompson6271]

Got in for free

[@richardlawson6787]

I'd stay in rain all day for a show like this....

[@Chuckles..]

Todd Rundgren/Utopia were amazing live. Great concert.

[@terribleTed-ln6cm]

I saw this band six times, and got more than my moneys worth every time.....great great band.

[@bobrowland7086]

The guitar effects that Tom created are wayyyyyyyyy ahead of their time. Would have loved to to have seen Tom and EVH get together 🎸🎸

[@georgelanders4271]

Yeah what is it, a pitch shifter?

[@curtiseverett1671]

@@georgelanders4271 it's a custom effect that Tom made. He only made two of them, and that particular effect was never offered to the public.

[@georgelanders4271]

@@curtiseverett1671 awesome, thanks bro

[@alkinceratfafterthefly6284]

OMG!!! That would have been the band of the 30th century!!!😆😆😆

[@alkinceratfafterthefly6284]

Can't blame him for not selling that effect but if he ever decides to he's quad rich I'll tell you 😂😂😂😂

[@justinmazz2627]

I'm glad this amazing moment was preserved for people like me who weren't able to be there because we didn't exist

[@carrrexx7190]

I once saw Van Halen, Boston and Aerosmith at Anaheim Stadium. Prince opened the show, LOL 👍

[@carrrexx7190]

Your sediments are recognized. I'm a veteran of over 200 rock shows from 1971 to 2000. I've seen Boston, Van Halen, Bad Company, Aerosmith, Sammy Hagar, Prince too at Anaheim stadium. Multiple shows. I saw The Wall, Pink Floyd at LA Sports Arena. Jethro Tull, Bruce, Chicago, All the Beatles (except Lennon) in various shows. Queen, Led Zep, Heart, Linda Rondstat, Black Sabbath , Deep Purple, the Eagles , Santana and Fleetwood Mac! Whew! 😃 Oh yes, Yes, ELP, Rush, Mountain, Eddie Money, ELO, Bryan Adams, Leon Russell, Buddy Miles, Sweet, The Knack, Uriah Heep, Ted Nugent, Tom Jones, George Benson, Humble Pie, Montrose , Foghat, Kiss, Edgar and Johnny Winter, Dave Mason, The Allman Bros., J.Geils Band, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Jeff Beck, Rod Stewart, BOA, REO, BOC, THIN LIZZY, 10000 Maniacs, Lynrd Skynrd and many, many more. I'm exhausted, oh ya, David Bowie, LOL

[@cmissshelleymichelle]

@@carrrexx7190 No Stones?

[@carrrexx7190]

@@cmissshelleymichelle No, I waited 8 hours for Stones tickets in 1974. Ticketron crashed. Only two tickets were sold.

[@cmissshelleymichelle]

@@carrrexx7190 Ah man. That's sucks. So sorry. 😭😢😿😫😱

[@MD-wk3gj]

Tom Scholz is an artist who has the unique ability to create something that is so groundbreaking and iconic and at the same time he is a fan of music who can’t contain the joy from within when he gets to play.

[@ClaudiaMorán-l9v]

Si!!!! Amo su sonrisa y el movimiento de su cabello me mata!!!

[@markr.devereux3385]

I was glued to the screen on this one. The BOSTON OF OLD days of golden yore. ....feeling satisfied with that awesome guitar tone. Lord God Jesus!!

[@mcdude0192]

Love Fran's bass playing! And His Bass Tone is to Die For. He was headbanging before it was a thing and dancing around stage on a wireless guitar unit to!

[@extracelestial9527]

He didn't miss a beat and yeah, he was head bangin' through most the show. How can someone appear to be so coked up, yet play perfectly while head bangin'? That was epic.

[@matthewmccalvin2062]

FOR REAL! it's blowing my mind.. I've heard all these and never realized how amazing it really is ! He can stroll tastefully all over the place and remain anchored.. it colors the guitars so well.. all around rips!

[@MultiFisherofmen]

@@matthewmccalvin2062 most definitely one of the most underrated bassist in rock and roll. The dude was a machine

[@paolocoletti1574]

Very Motown influenced

[@mcdude0192]

@@paolocoletti1574 Indeed! James Jamerson did all kinds of little runs like that. The only difference is that Fran plays them faster lol.

[@manifestgtr]

Man, Brad really is one of the greats. You always hear steve perry, robert plant and stephen tyler but good god. Brad was a monster, MONSTER vocalist.

[@lisagarland2649]

Brad lived down the road from me in Londonderry, N.H. Before his untimely demise he did alot of Beatles covers with local musicians, called themselves "BEATLE JUICE" His amazing voice was incredibly accurate to both McCartney and Lennon. they were great shows, close your eyes and you were back in 1964.Had tons of fun with his like minded friends ,engaged to a beautiful woman...everyone loved him. He hid his demons well.We all cried when the morning news reported he put a couple hibachi's in the bathtub and just fell asleep on the toilet, gone forever. RIP, my friend

[@single55]

Brad one of the unrecognized greats well maybe he was recognized rest in peace man you are awesome, very sorry your life ended the way it did. it was a very somber day for me when I heard.

[@jarrydee2799]

I used to love it when Karaoke was just starting out and guys would try to sing boston and FAIL miserably

[@nelskudler]

manifestgtr : yes, indeed !!!

[@JT_1]

@Mike Girard bwahaha what a load of crap you spout (just to make it clear i wasn't saying Boston were crap)

[@bassproable]

What a great band. That first album was a monster.

[@thundergod1298]

Almost forgot what an EPIC vocalist Brad Delp RIP was. A Man I'll Never Be still gives me chills....

[@edforthecryptoz5503]

Thundergod129++I didn't know he died,honestly,not til I just read your comment...That really sucks. God this music takes me back to high school...RIP BD

[@balok27]

Agreed, Brad Delp was an Epic vocalist as well as Ronnie James Dio and Freddy Mercury. RIP fellers.

[@dodgerdogz5449]

This was about 200 concerts into this tour...its amazing he could hit any notes....his voice here still gives me the chills. Amazing voice and an even better man.

[@fscorpion678]

Dodger Dogz At points in Don't Look Back it was a bit shaky but still very good

[@mufozomby7637]

pussys

[@NHguitar57]

Saw them in 1976 Springfield Mass, part of the very first tour , 5 people in a VW Beetle , hit black Ice totaled the car we all got out thumbed the rest of the way to show , was a killer show !

[@80sruler]

NHguitar57 at the Civic Center ? My first show there was NRBQ

[@Joesizzle442344]

Love that story!!!! So nostalgic!!!!

[@earnhardt3613]

You had your priority's straight i would have done the same........ I saw them in '77 '78 '79 '87 FANTASTIC !!!

[@JohnnyMacalvee-cf7et]

Cool stories. Good times - Good times.

[@thaismatsumoto]

We were there too. Multiple times seeing them over the next decade. We moved to Southern California in 1986 and saw them out there too,at the Forum. Those stairs at the civic center were hazardous when you were stoned.Which we always were.

[@tubes5150]

From a Much Simpler Time … WOW 🤩 Real - Raw - Refreshing. No big effects No big stage show with all the bells and whistles. Just a group of guys playing their hearts out and it all looks and sounds incredible. There is a special place in my heart for these Boys from Boston ♥️ R.I.P. Brad Truly missed 🙏

[@samkeepintherockalive]

Man, I wish someone could re-mix this tapes and clean the sound a little bit and release this as a live album.

[@MrBAMAFANATIC]

There's a guy on EBay that has 2 different ones. They are AWESOME!!!!!!!!!

[@samkeepintherockalive]

@@MrBAMAFANATIC That's pretty cool will have to check it out. You don't happen to know under what name he is listed as?

[@thicknjustrite]

@@samkeepintherockalive Bos Ton Lol

[@Satanic666Overlord]

Don't be greedy

[@zomisland03]

What kind of name is that? You Worship the 👿? YSB!!!

[@tyryztoll]

If I had known this era was going to be the pinnacle of rock music I would have asked God to let me off there.

[@steve0the0end]

Me too brother

[@stevesenkle6995]

How right you are. Definitely the “pinnacle of rock music”. I miss those days. Boston is one of the few groups I never saw live. I do regret that.

[@tyryztoll]

@@stevesenkle6995 I saw them in 2008 at a casino in the UP of Michigan, but of course it was nowhere near the same lineup. They had Michael Sweet from Stryper and the guy they found on the internet singing, the woman bass player......it was a bad show, the sound was terrible. They shouldn't have even been touring under the Boston name at that point, IMO, because it was really a ripoff to the fans. I love Michael Sweet and think he's an incredible singer, but it was just weird seeing him onstage with Boston and the sound was so bad you couldn't even hear him that well.

[@stevesenkle6995]

@Aaron Allenson - yes I watched some concert footage videos from about that time era and all of them that I could find sounded pretty bad. The original Boston group sounded good in concert, but nothing like the studio recordings. I don’t even think many cover bands attempted to play Boston.

[@micheleparker3780]

Thank God He DID "let me off" there!!!!! I was 18!!!

[@Bestill_]

Such a under rated band. Timeless rock and roll here

[@WestCoastDon448]

My God were they ever great!!

[@WestCoastDon448]

john smith nice dogs bro I love dobies

[@shaft9000]

Just the best debut LP Side ONE of all-time....in an era with many

[@moonstars315]

foreplay.... omg.. this band is unbelieveable for that small part, alone... never hear anything in 40 years that even touches this talent. It's just brilliant stuff. Brad's voice is incredible.

[@chezdavies3074]

That was pure joy for me watching that! My favorite album "Boston" and this took me back to 1976 when I was 17. 45+ years later, 2022, I still play their music regularly. (Daily during the nearly 2year lock down in Melbourne Australia!!! Saved me from myself!) Brilliant. ❤️

[@mrmvmn69]

Boston, One of the best American bands ever. The guitars,rockin'. Sib on drums, awesome. And Brad Delp,, The golden voice of Rock & Roll. He sounded as good live and he did in the studio. RIP Brad, there will never ever be a band like Boston again!

[@royharper2003]

I was lucky enough to see him in a small venue in Atlanta just a couple years before he passed, never understand why he did it

[@dutchhoke6555]

Can they PLAY ?!!.More than a feelin' to be on hand for musics' Second Renaissance, spanning TWO centuries. YA-HOO !!

[@CockySoupNazi]

@@Meddy7463 Just to think that most of the album was done in Tom Scholz's basement apartment at the time.

[@ursulaschlapbach311]

They are incredible!

[@ursulaschlapbach311]

What did he do? Kill himself?

[@dedfishj]

Got to know Brad in the late 80's, even been to his house a couple times. Just a regular guy, so humble, never guessed there were demons lurking beneath the surface. A beautiful soul. RIP

[@stevensmith8538]

Clinical Bi-polar Depression is a serious diagnosis and led to him committing suicide. I often wonder if he showed signs of wanting to end his life prior to the fateful day. It could've been prevented! RIP to one of my favorite singers.

[@russell_szabados]

@dedfish5734 j sorry for the loss of your friend, and for the loss of one of rock’s greatest singers. My understanding is that his relationship with Tom Scholz was very volatile and Tom wasn’t the nicest guy to be around. I’m sure Brad Delp had clinical bipolar depression as the last commenter said, but having a chaotic working relationship with the guy who controls the purse strings (so to speak) couldn’t have helped much. R.I.P.

[@stefankrautz9048]

@@stevensmith8538 his daughter died in an car accident and his wife shortly after that.

[@stevensmith8538]

@@stefankrautz9048 Did Mr. Dells daughter and wife pass away before he committed suicide? I don't see my original post. I saw Boston in the mid 00's for the the only time Pacific Amphitheater in So Cal and was "FeelingSatisfied"

[@AVportau]

sadly Brad had developed a fetish of secretly videoing Meg, his fiancee Pamela's sister, and the camera was found by Meg 28th Feb 2007 being 10 days before Brad's suicide on 9th March 2007... Brad dealt with all the Tom Scholz issues for years, and could have continued for many more years, but it seems he couldn't bring himself to admit to Pamela what he had done to Meg.

[@ericarnaud7983]

We will never see a combination like this again...Tom Scholz talent on guitar, Brad Delp vocals, I saw them in February 1979 here in Houston Texas at the summit. I saw them several times in the next few years, but the 1979 tour was one I will never forget. 😊

[@ryanp9497]

THIS IS SO DOPE. SORRY, CAPS ARE REQUIRED. Whoever put this up, I salute you. Ppl deserve to hear this

[@laurenval2370]

That incredible voice! Wow! Thank God I grew up with this music!

[@dougcronkhite2113]

Wow.. Brad sounded amazing! Such pure and honest music!

[@pbaker7160]

Most of their songs still give me the "feels" after more than 40 years - that's the epitome of a great band and great song writing. The chorus of "feeling satisfied" nuff said...

[@traviss6511]

one of the greatest bands of all time no one will ever come close to having a voice like brads rest in peace brad I hope your making music and singing to all of the angels in heaven. including my aunt betty however it seems that brad was always happy while singing with his band. its sad he is no longer with us on this earth. I guess depression can be hidden.

[@christinechristensen6871]

Yes, he really suffered with depression back then. It makes me sad since they now have so much to use in order to treat it. I believe that he might possibly have had difficulties with drugs and alcohol which can make depression much worse. Rest in peace Brad Delp.🙏☮️❤️

[@davidkaminsky4464]

Brad, Tommy Shaw, and Steve Perry really defined most of my childhood. Thanks for posting this. Really brings back memories.

[@JohnnyLaps]

No Freddie?

[@douglasernst9477]

Tommy Shaw! Underrated to be sure. Vocal talent. Guitar talent. Brad Delp! Incredible vocal range. Steve Perry. Great range. Freddie! Fantastic vocal range. Stage presence all of them. Can’t pick the best of them but imagine they all collaborated. Such a chorus, would destroy my mind.

[@hcmusic101]

Now THAT's the Boston that I know and love!

[@lionheartroar3104]

I was so lucky to see them live back in 1978....Brad Delp was off the charts!

[@chrisw647]

I saw them that same year too. I was in 8th grade, my first concert ever. It was magical.

[@timhunt1482]

I remember this when I was in high school I bought your first two albums Tom, you're a genius to invent that Rockman I can't believe how cool that is it was what it was time stand still!

[@YandTIII]

Fran Sheehan is the founding father of the HEADBANGERS Hall of Fame! He banged harder before ANY of the 80's shredders!

[@Rosespringfield]

Sib ,what an underated drummer, he plays live note for note, just a powerful sound, love his chops, perfect engine for the machine known as BOSTON, plus that fro is bad ass

[@sbtamu]

+Kevin Schmitt I learned how to play drum listing to him with head phones on while on my drums in the late 70's. I can play just about every Boston song. It might not be right but it is close.

[@Rosespringfield]

Just downloaded a Boston cover, More than a Feeling, check it out

[@ssinop]

Sadly, Sib died today.....he was a powerful drummer, for sure. RIP.

[@OkieMikester]

RIP Sib.

[@typhoolin]

Agreed! RIP Sib. You were the man on drums - and vocals too. Totally Awesome Stuff!

[@richd3044]

Delp sounds really good at this concert. The instrumentation was excellent as expected.

[@dynjarren8355]

Thanks only to KZbin do we get to see the incredible Boston play live on stage in their prime. First, Brad Delp’s vocals stand out! What a powerful and flexible voice he had with an incredible high end range! I mean, his voice could soar! Second, I notice how great the drumming is by Sib. He didn’t get enough credit. He was solid! So thank you to whoever posted this great live show by one of the greatest American bands of all time. I am grateful as a lifelong fan of Boston.

[@ricatoni2]

2nd..dat..helping!...may i have another..n..so on ..lol

[@SL-vi4tk]

'Something About You' is one of the greatest songs ever written... everyone can find meaning in it.

[@harrychapin808]

"BRAD DELP" made BOSTON a household name!! INCREDIBLE!! Scholz looks like a goofball on guitar.

[@itguru2037]

It’s because he’s a nerd 🤓 but he’s also a genius

[@theonemanbandit7374]

I thought the same at first until I learned that Tom Scholz wrote and recorded all of those songs in his own studio including playing all the instrumental tracks except vocals on their first album?

[@christinechristensen6871]

@@theonemanbandit7374yes, Tom S. was the creator of the famous BOSTON sound. I read that he wanted to create the kind of sound that he wanted to hear himself so he built various instruments or devices to create the “spaced out” sound effects. Tom Stoltz is really a musical genius but I believe that Brad Delp brought the heart and soul to the group-his singing is fantastic! The whole band was incredibly talented and just awesome. One of my top ten favorite bands of all time! Love you, BOSTON!!!

[@JamesMoore-un3cu]

The band, as a whole, is tight as hell, but what really stands out for me is Fran Sheehan, the bass player... MONSTROUS! He's really the glue that holds all those complex harmonies together.

[@jabocjacob7064]

Spot on

[@MrJohnnyDistortion]

👍🏻