Comments on: The Soundtrack To My Life http://brownsludge.com/2007/03/10/the-soundtrack-to-my-life/ A Conservative Combatting Corporatism Tue, 22 May 2012 03:40:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Mac http://brownsludge.com/2007/03/10/the-soundtrack-to-my-life/#comment-2689 Fri, 16 Mar 2007 13:05:56 +0000 http://brownsludge.com/2007/03/10/the-soundtrack-to-my-life/#comment-2689 Sadder still, now that I've learned that it wasn't natural causes that Brad died of. He has apparently taken his own life. Everyone who has opened there mouth publicly since he passed has been unable to keep from mentioning what a giving and selfless person he was. A comment I read the other day by someone who knew him well suggested that he had just given and given until he gave it all away. One of the other members of Boston stated simply "We've just lost the single nicest guy in all of Rock and Roll." I believe that. Interesting that you mention tribute bands - not a lot of people were aware of Brad's fascination with The Beatles. He produced and actually played in one of the more famous Beatles tribute bands in the Boston area. Kind of hard to get your head around a Rock legend like Brad paying tribute to another legend. Damn I miss him. Sadder still, now that I’ve learned that it wasn’t natural causes that Brad died of.

He has apparently taken his own life.

Everyone who has opened there mouth publicly since he passed has been unable to keep from mentioning what a giving and selfless person he was. A comment I read the other day by someone who knew him well suggested that he had just given and given until he gave it all away.

One of the other members of Boston stated simply “We’ve just lost the single nicest guy in all of Rock and Roll.” I believe that.

Interesting that you mention tribute bands - not a lot of people were aware of Brad’s fascination with The Beatles. He produced and actually played in one of the more famous Beatles tribute bands in the Boston area.

Kind of hard to get your head around a Rock legend like Brad paying tribute to another legend.

Damn I miss him.

]]> by: Dwight the Troubled Teen http://brownsludge.com/2007/03/10/the-soundtrack-to-my-life/#comment-2659 Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:45:28 +0000 http://brownsludge.com/2007/03/10/the-soundtrack-to-my-life/#comment-2659 Our society throws around the word "irreplacable" a lot, to the point where it doesn't mean much any more. But Brad Delp really was truly irreplacable. The reason you don't see Boston tribute bands is because it's next to impossible to find anyone with the power Brad had in the high vocal range. I own a "Learn to play in the style of: Boston" instructional DVD for guitar. The guy teaching the lessons is great at showing viewers the equipment and techniques used to get the Boston sound. He said that his band rarely gets to play Boston covers because "We've never had a vocalist who can sing that damn high." Brad will never be replaced, which means Boston will never be the same... not that Tom Scholtz ever aspired to make the same album twice anyway. It's a sad, sad era in music. Our society throws around the word “irreplacable” a lot, to the point where it doesn’t mean much any more.

But Brad Delp really was truly irreplacable. The reason you don’t see Boston tribute bands is because it’s next to impossible to find anyone with the power Brad had in the high vocal range.

I own a “Learn to play in the style of: Boston” instructional DVD for guitar. The guy teaching the lessons is great at showing viewers the equipment and techniques used to get the Boston sound. He said that his band rarely gets to play Boston covers because “We’ve never had a vocalist who can sing that damn high.”

Brad will never be replaced, which means Boston will never be the same… not that Tom Scholtz ever aspired to make the same album twice anyway.

It’s a sad, sad era in music.

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